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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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033000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file rda |
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CD audio |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 mindexpanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling 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 digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the 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. |
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1250L Lexile |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Read by the author. |
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Offers witty, digestible explanations of topics in cosmology, from the Big Bang and black holes to quantum mechanics and the search for life in the universe. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Astrophysics.
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Cosmology.
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Space and time.
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Nonfiction. |
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Science. |
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Astrophysics. |
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Cosmology. |
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Space and time. |
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Universe.
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Universe. |
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Astrophysics for people in a hurry [Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone, [2017] 9781538408018 9781538408001 (NjBwBT)bl2017022178 (OCoLC)967973766 |
| ISBN |
9781538408056 : $29.95 |
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1538408058 : $29.95 |
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