A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is

Description: A Brief History of Black Holes by Becky Dr Smethurst Black holes are the universes strangest and most fascinating objects. In A Brief History of Black Holes, Dr Becky explores the mysteries and realities of this misunderstood phenomenon – and that nearly everything you know about them is wrong. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy.In this cosmic tale of discovery, Dr Becky Smethurst takes us from the earliest observations of the universe and the collapse of massive stars, to the iconic first photographs of a black hole and her own published findings.She explains why black holes arent really black, that you never ever want to be spaghettified, how black holes are more like sofa cushions than hoovers and why, beyond the event horizon, the future is a direction in space rather than in time.Told with humour and wisdom, this captivating book describes the secrets behind the most profound questions about our universe - all hidden inside black holes.A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop-culture references - BBC Sky At Night Magazine Author Biography Dr Becky Smethurst is an award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator at the University of Oxford, specialising in how galaxies co-evolve with their supermassive black holes. In 2022 she was awarded the Royal Astronomical Societys Research Fellowship for 2022. Her YouTube channel, Dr Becky, has over 400,000 subscribers who engage with her videos on weird objects in space, the history of science and monthly recaps of space news. A Brief History of Black Holes is her second book; her first, Space: 10 Things You Should Know was named one of Sky at Night magazines books of the year, and translated all around the world. Review A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop culture references * BBC Sky At Night Magazine *A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book -- Jim Al-Khalili, quantum physicist and author of The World According to Physics, on Space: 10 Things You Should KnowBite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm -- Chris Lintott, astrophysicist and host of The Sky at Night, on Space: 10 Things You Should KnowA fantastic read . . . theres certainly a lot to suck you in (unlike black holes, of course) * Popular Mechanics * Promotional Black holes are the universes strangest and most fascinating objects. In A Brief History of Black Holes, Dr Becky explores the mysteries and realities of this misunderstood phenomenon - and that nearly everything you know about them is wrong. Details ISBN1529086744 Publisher Pan Macmillan Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1529086744 ISBN-13 9781529086744 Format Paperback Audience Age 18 Subtitle And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 288 Imprint Pan Books Audience General DEWEY 523.8875 NZ Release Date 2024-03-11 AU Release Date 2024-03-11 Author Becky Dr Smethurst Publication Date 2023-10-24 UK Release Date 2023-10-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161279846;

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