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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,...
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2022.
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"Scientific methods, tools, and discoveries have shaped modern civilization and created the landscape we've built for ourselves on which to live, work, and play. Tyson shows how an infusion of science and rational thinking renders worldviews deeper and more informed than ever before-and exposes unfounded perspectives and unjustified emotions. With crystalline prose and an abundance of evidence, Starry Messenger walks us through the scientific palette...
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Lou Gherig's disease was all the motivation Stephen Hawking needed to stop slacking off and start exploring the world and the universe with whatever time he had left. Expanded from a lecture, this account reveals Hawking's journey from an undistinguished son to a revolutionary cosmologist. 144pp., 150K, Auth res: Cambridge, UK, B/W Photos
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2011
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"The centerpiece of The 4% Universe is a compelling narrative of science at its best… serve[s] handsomely as an illuminating guide to the dark mysteries lying at the heart of the intersection of astronomy and fundamental physics."
-The Wall Street Journal "Impeccably researched and highly readable."
-New Scientist "A model for all would-be popular-science writers."
-Physics World "Panek's passion for the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy...
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