Space
10 Things You Should Know
Published on 5. September 2019
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-84188-382-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm - all you need to travel the cosmos' CHRIS LINTOTT
'A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book . . . I guarantee you will come away knowing your dark matter from your supermassive black holes' JIM AL-KHALILI
This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe.
Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten captivating, simple essays, it guides you swiftly through the galaxies, explaining the mysteries of black holes, dark matter and what existed before the Big Bang, presenting the evidence as to whether we really are alone, illuminating what we still don't know, and much more besides.
If you have big questions about Space, this book will provide you with the answers in an engaging and succinct way.
'A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book . . . I guarantee you will come away knowing your dark matter from your supermassive black holes' JIM AL-KHALILI
This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe.
Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten captivating, simple essays, it guides you swiftly through the galaxies, explaining the mysteries of black holes, dark matter and what existed before the Big Bang, presenting the evidence as to whether we really are alone, illuminating what we still don't know, and much more besides.
If you have big questions about Space, this book will provide you with the answers in an engaging and succinct way.
Reviews / Votes
Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm - all you need to travel the cosmos -- Chris Lintott A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book . . . I guarantee you will come away knowing your dark matter from your supermassive black holes -- Jim Al-KhaliliMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
208 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84188-382-3 (9781841883823)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2019
1st Edition
Seven Dials
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist and research fellow at the University of Oxford. Her current research is trying to answer the question 'How do galaxies and black holes evolve together?'. Her Youtube channel Dr. Becky, where she explains unsolved mysteries, weird objects found in space and general space news each week, has 14k subscribers and counting. She also presents physics videos for YouTube channel Sixty Symbols and astronomy videos for Deep Sky Videos. She was shortlisted for the Institute of Physics Early Career Physics Communicator Award and was named Audience Winner of the UK National Final of the FameLab 2014 Competition.