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Extreme Cosmos

A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest,Oldest, and Most Amaz ing Aspects of Our

Bryan Gaensler
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Pages
256
Year
2012
Language
English

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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.

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