Death by Black Hole And Other Cosmic Quandaries

Name: Death by Black Hole And Other Cosmic Quandaries
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ISBN: 9780393062243

ISBN-10: 0393062244

ISBN-13: 9780393062243

Edition: 2007

Authors: Neil deGrasse Tyson

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A vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist. Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays across a myriad of cosmic topics. The title essay introduces readers to the physics of black holes by explaining the gory details of what would happen to your body if you fell into one. "Holy Wars" examines the needless friction between science and religion in the context of historical conflicts. "The Search for Life in the…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.60" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Prologue: The Beginning of Science



The Nature of Knowledge: The challenges of knowing what is knowable in the universe



Coming to Our Senses



On Earth as in the Heavens



Seeing Isn't Believing



The Information Trap



Stick-in-the-Mud Science



The Knowledge of Nature: The challenges of discovering the contents of the cosmos



Journey from the Center of the Sun



Planet Parade



Vagabonds of the Solar System



The Five Points of Lagrange



Antimatter Matters



Ways and Means of Nature: How Nature presents herself to the inquiring mind



The Importance of Being Constant



Speed Limits



Going Ballistic



On Being Dense



Over the Rainbow



Cosmic Windows



Colors of the Cosmos



Cosmic Plasma



Fire and Ice



The Meaning of Life: The challenges and triumphs of knowing how we got here



Dust to Dust



Forged in the Stars



Send in the Clouds



Goldilocks and the Three Planets



Water, Water



Living Space



Life in the Universe



Our Radio Bubble



When the Universe Turns Bad: All the ways the cosmos wants to kill us



Chaos in the Solar System



Coming Attractions



Ends of the World



Galactic Engines



Knock 'Em Dead



Death by Black Hole



Science and Culture: The ruffled interface between cosmic discovery and the public's reaction to it



Things People Say



Fear of Numbers



On Being Baffled



Footprints in the Sands of Science



Let There Be Dark



Hollywood Nights



Science and God: When ways of knowing collide



In the Beginning



Holy Wars



The Perimeter of Ignorance


References


Name Index


Subject Index