Death from the Skies! The Science Behind the End of the World

Name: Death from the Skies! The Science Behind the End of the World
Price: 5.95 USD
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ISBN: 9780143116042

ISBN-10: 0143116045

ISBN-13: 9780143116042

Edition: N/A

Authors: Penguin Publishing Group

List price: $17.00

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With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy that could win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinating book reminds us that outer space is anything but remote. The scientist behind the popular website badastronomy.com, Philip Plait presents some of the most fearsome end-of-the-world calamities (for instance, incoming asteroids and planet-swallowing black holes), demystifies the scientific principles at work behind them, and gives us the odds that any of them will step out of the realm of sci-fi to disrupt our quiet corner of the cosmos. The result is a book that is both terrifying and entertaining—a tour of the violent universe we live in, written with an enthusiasm that…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/25/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.35" wide x 7.95" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English