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
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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.

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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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