Marcus Chown’s The Magic Furnace is just out in paperback. “A beautifully
crafted book,” said our reviewer last year. If you want to gen up on what we
know about stars and atoms—and why those topics are firmly braided
together—pick up a copy. Published by Vintage, £7.99, ISBN
0099578018.
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