Extreme Cosmos
A Guided Tour of the Fastest, Brightest, Hottest, Heaviest,Oldest, and Most Amaz ing Aspects of Our Universe
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics & Space Science, General Physics
| Author: | Bryan Gaensler | ISBN: | 9781101587010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | July 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bryan Gaensler |
| ISBN: | 9781101587010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | July 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Language: | English |
**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.
**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.
