Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
222 pages ; 20 cm. |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
The greatest story ever told -- On Earth as in the heavens -- Let there be light -- Between the galaxies -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- The cosmos on the table -- On being round -- Invisible light -- Between the planets -- Exoplanet earth -- Reflections on the cosmic perspective. |
Summary |
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. |
Subject |
Astrophysics.
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Cosmology.
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Universe.
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Space and time.
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