Astrophysics for people in a hurry /
By: Tyson, Neil deGrasse
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company. c2017.Description: 222 p. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9780393609394; 0393609391Subject(s): Astrophysics | Cosmology | Space and timeDDC classification: 523.01 TY AS Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 523.01 TY AS (Browse shelf) | Available | April 2018 | T0057993 |
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519.82 KE QU Queueing systems : | 520.92 TY LE Letters from an astrophysicist | 523.01 KA FU The future of humanity : | 523.01 TY AS Astrophysics for people in a hurry / | 523.1 CH NE The never-ending days of being dead : | 523.1 HA BR A briefer history of time / | 523.1 HA BR A brief history of time : |
Includes index.
The greatest story ever told -- On Earth as in the heavens -- Let there be light -- Between the galaxies -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- The cosmos on the table -- On being round -- Invisible light -- Between the planets -- Exoplanet earth -- Reflections on the cosmic -- Perspective.
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.