- Published: 15 August 2000
- ISBN: 9780099578017
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $29.99
The Magic Furnace
The Search for the Origins of Atoms
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- Published: 15 August 2000
- ISBN: 9780099578017
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $29.99
A clear introduction to a fascinating area of physics and astronomy. Chown is to be congratulated on a beautifully crafted book.
New Scientist
Keeps readers anxious for the next puzzle piece to fall into place. It reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel
Astronomy
The work of a literary alchemist who tranmutes the iron of complexity into the gold of lucidity
The Tennessean
The strength of The Magic Furnace is in the story. It never gets bogged down in scientific jargon
Sky & Telescope