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Title:
Astrophysics for people in a hurry [large print]
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Edition:
Large print edition.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
209 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781432843526
Abstract:
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? Today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. Now Neil deGrasse Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
General Note:
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.
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Language:
English
