Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic QuandariesW. W. Norton & Company, 17 nov 2007 - 384 páginas "[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects…with great humor, humility, and—most important—humanity." —Entertainment Weekly 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 clarity and enthusiasm. Bringing together more than forty of Tyson's favorite essays, Death by Black Hole explores a myriad of cosmic topics, from what it would be like to be inside a black hole to the movie industry's feeble efforts to get its night skies right. One of America's best-known astrophysicists, Tyson is a natural teacher who simplifies the complexities of astrophysics while sharing his infectious fascination for our universe. |
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THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURE | 69 |
Antimatter Matters | 102 |
WAYS AND MEANS OF NATURE How Nature presents herself to the inquiring mind 11 The Importance of Being Constant | 111 |
Speed Limits | 119 |
Going Ballistic | 127 |
On Being Dense | 135 |
Water Water | 213 |
Living Space | 221 |
Life in the Universe | 229 |
Our Radio Bubble | 238 |
WHEN THE UNIVERSE TURNS | 247 |
All the ways the cosmos wants to kill us 28 Chaos in the Solar System | 249 |
Coming Attractions | 254 |
Ends of the World | 263 |
Over the Rainbow | 144 |
Cosmic Windows | 152 |
Colors of the Cosmos | 161 |
Cosmic Plasma | 168 |
Fire and Ice | 175 |
THE MEANING OF LIFE The challenges and triumphs of knowing how we got here 20 Dust to Dust | 185 |
Forged in the Stars | 192 |
Send in the Clouds | 199 |
Goldilocks and the Three Planets | 207 |
Galactic Engines | 268 |
Knock Em Dead | 275 |
SCIENCE AND CULTURE | 289 |
On Being Baffled | 303 |
Let There Be Dark | 320 |
SCIENCE AND | 335 |
The Perimeter of Ignorance | 353 |
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