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Extreme Cosmos : A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest, Oldest, and Most Amazing Aspects of Our Universe
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780399537516
- ISBN-10: 0399537511
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- Publish Date: July 2012
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 256
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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