Dispatches from planet 3, thirty-two (brief) tales on the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond, Marcia Bartusiak
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Dispatches from planet 3, thirty-two (brief) tales on the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond, Marcia Bartusiak
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index. and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Dispatches from planet 3
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bibliography
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1024154739
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Marcia Bartusiak
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thirty-two (brief) tales on the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond
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"An award-winning science writer presents a captivating collection of cosmological essays for the armchair astronomer. The galaxy, the multiverse, and the history of astronomy are explored in this engaging compilation of cosmological "tales" by multiple award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak. In thirty-two concise and engrossing essays, the author provides a deeper understanding of the nature of the universe and those who strive to uncover its mysteries. Bartusiak shares the back stories for many momentous astronomical discoveries, including the contributions of such pioneers as Beatrice Tinsley and her groundbreaking research in galactic evolution, and Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the scientist who first discovered radio pulsars. An endlessly fascinating collection that you can dip into in any order, these pieces will transport you to ancient Mars, when water flowed freely across its surface; to the collision of two black holes, a cosmological event that released fifty times more energy than was radiating from every star in the universe; and to the beginning of time itself."--Jacket flap
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