Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and...
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Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe
Book Details
- Author
- Bryan Gaensler
- Publisher
- TarcherPerigee
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Astronomy
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780399537516
- ISBN-10
- 0399537511
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ISBN: 0399537511
Author: Gaensler, Bryan
Condition: New
A top astronomer explores the universe through the lens of its most jaw-dropping extremes.The universe is all about extremes, and in this engaging and thought-provoking book, astronomer Bryan Gaensler gives a whirlwind tour of the galaxies, with an emphasis on its fastest, hottest, heaviest, brightest, oldest, densest, and even loudest elements. From supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the sun to an asteroid the size of a beach ball, Extreme Cosmos offers a fascinating, fresh, and informed perspective of the remarkable richness of the universe, and the incredible physics that modern astronomy has revealed.
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Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe
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