Astrophysics for people in a hurry
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"The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, 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"--
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Tyson, Neil deGrasse Author
ISBN
9780393609394
9781538408056
9780393609400
9781538408056
9780393609400
Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
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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