Description
Our own Suna source of awe, myth, and mystery for untold generations of sky-gazersis just one of roughly two hundred billion trillion stars. Together, theyre a window into the profoundest questions in physicsoverturning, again and again, how we understand light, matter, time, and existence itself. Florian Freistetter explains all this and more, in brief, easy-to-read profiles of the hundred most history-making stars, inviting readers to gaze into the past and future of the universe alongside a stellar cast of scientists from Annie Jump Cannon, who revolutionized how we classify the stars, to Dorrit Hoffleit, who first counted them. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos . . .
GRB 080319B, the farthest weve seen into space with the naked eye
V1364 CYGNI, pivotal in the discovery of dark matter
72 Tauri, definitive evidence for Einsteins theory of relativity
Algol, called the Demon Star for its mysterious blinkingand many more!
Publishers note: 100 Stars That Explain the Universe was previously published in hardcover as The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars.
Author: Florian Freistetter
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781891011115
Language: English
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