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His storytelling illuminates the human side of scientific endeavour, making complex subjects accessible and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom explorations of astronomical legends to thoughtful reflections on pioneering scientists, Mitton's books invite readers to appreciate both the wonder of the cosmos and the personal journeys behind groundbreaking achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-by-simon-mitton-9780691258935","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components—dark matter and dark energy—comprise most of the known cosmos, explain the growth of all cosmic structure, and hold the key to the universe's fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of how evidence for the so-called Lambda-Cold Dark Matter model of cosmology has been gathered by generations of scientists throughout the world is told here by one of the pioneers of the field, Jeremiah Ostriker, and his coauthor Simon Mitton. From humankind's early attempts to comprehend Earth's place in the solar system, to astronomers' exploration of the Milky Way galaxy and the realm of the nebulae beyond, to the detection of the primordial fluctuations of energy from which all subsequent structure developed, this book explains the physics and the history of how the current model of our universe arose and has passed every test hurled at it by the sceptics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout this rich story, an essential theme is emphasised: how three aspects of rational inquiry—the application of direct measurement and observation, the introduction of mathematical modelling, and the requirement that hypotheses should be testable and verifiable—guide scientific progress and underpin our modern cosmological paradigm. 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Scientists are not sure what it is, but most believe it's out there, and in abundance. The astronomer who finally convinced many of them was Vera Rubin. When Rubin died in 2016, she was regarded as one of the most influential astronomers of her era. Her research on the rotation of spiral galaxies was groundbreaking, and her observations contributed significantly to the confirmation of dark matter, a most notable achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eVera Rubin: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, prolific science writers Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton provide a detailed, accessible overview of Rubin's work, showing how she leveraged immense curiosity, profound intelligence, and novel technologies to help transform our understanding of the cosmos. But Rubin's impact was not limited to her contributions to scientific knowledge. She also helped to transform scientific practice by promoting the careers of women researchers. 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