Extreme Cosmos: A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe

by Gaensler, Bryan
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ISBN: 9780399537516
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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.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Gaensler, Bryan
  • ISBN: 9780399537516
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 240
  • Publication Year: 2012

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