Light in the darkness : black holes, the universe, and us
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TextPublication details: London Wildfire 2021Description: xviii, 350 ppISBN: 9781472274496Subject(s): Astronomy: StarsLOC classification: QB843.B55| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| QB843.B55 Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars, The Physics of Compact Objects | QB843.B55 The geometry of KERR black holes | QB 843.B55 Black holes | QB843.B55 Light in the darkness : black holes, the universe, and us | QB843.B55 Regular black holes : towards a new paradigm of gravitational collapse | QB843.N4 Rotating relativistic | QB857 Galactic dynamics |
Part I: Journey through space and time;
Humankind, the Earth, and the moon;
The solar system and our changing model of the universe;
Part II: The mysteries of the universe;
Einstein's happiest thought;
The Milky Way and its stars;
Dead stars and black holes;
Galaxies, quasars, and the big bang;
Part III: The journey to the image;
The galactic center;
The idea behind the image;
Building a global telescope;
Striking out on expedition;
An image resolves;
Part IV: Beyond the limits;
Beyond the power of our imagination;
Beyond Einstein?;
Omniscience and limitations
A fascinating and thought-provoking investigation into the nature of black holes--a blend of the spiritual, the philosophical, and the scientific--from the premier German astrophysicist who made history in 2019, capturing the first one on film"-- Provided by publisher
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