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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
132408927X
ISBN-13
9781324089278
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2338554438
Product Key Features
Book Title
Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2025
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, History, Physics / General
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
0.7 in
Item Width
0.4 in
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The revolutionary ideas discussed in this book have reshaped our conception of the universe. But Ersilia Vaudo doesn't only rehearse them; she brings them up to date, filling us in on the most recent discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology, all conveyed in a style that will grab you and keep you reading. This is a great way to prepare yourself for the next astrophysical revolution, whenever it comes along., An approachable chronicle of five pivotal moments that advanced scientific understanding of the cosmos. ... Vaudo makes the science accessible to lay readers, and offers a mind-bending conclusion. ... Armchair astronomers will be riveted., In lyrical prose, The Story of Astrophysics recounts the efforts of generations of scientists to comprehend the cosmos. Their accounts, both tentative and audacious, have transformed our understanding of the universe and our place within it., A lively and up-to-date survey of the key ideas of astrophysics. ... [The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions] provides as good an overview of the state of the science as any reader could wish for.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
523.109
Synopsis
When Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one small step forever changed our view of what was possible, sparking a dramatic expansion of humankind's cosmic awareness. When we gain a new perspective, a transformation begins, profoundly altering the understanding of the world our human experience had previously granted us. In The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions, astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo explores five such turning points in the history of cosmology: Newton's realization that gravity governs the celestial world; Einstein's dual theories of relativity, linking space with time and gravity with acceleration; Hubble's revelation of an expanding, rather than static, universe; and the emergence of antiparticles from a mathematical equation and their implications for our cosmic evolution. In poetic prose, Vaudo illuminates the key insights that have led us to where we stand now. At the same time, she urges us to look beyond-to be open to the transformative realizations yet to come in our ongoing quest to understand the extraordinary, and still largely mysterious, universe to which we belong, A concise, elegant overview of how five of the most extraordinary moments of vision and intuition in science history forever transformed our understanding of the cosmos--and what we may yet discover in revolutions still to come., A concise, elegant overview of how five of the most extraordinary moments of vision and intuition in science history forever transformed our understanding of the cosmos-and what we may yet discover in revolutions still to come.
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