Merlin's tour of the universe : a traveler's guide to blue moons and black holes, Mars, stars & everything far

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Merlin's tour of the universe : a traveler's guide to blue moons and black holes, Mars, stars & everything far

Author:

Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author.

Tyson, Stephen J., illustrator.

Summary:

Merlin, a fictional timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history. In this journey through the cosmos, Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike.

General Note:

Includes index.

Edition:

Revised and updated for the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Earth: everybody's favorite place -- Moon: from werewolves to blue moons -- Planets: meet the family, there's eight of them, get over it -- Asteroids, comets, and meteors: debris of the solar system revealed -- Sun: always a very hot topic -- Stargazer: stars, constellations, and legends -- Gravity: weighty questions from all over -- Stars: they rotate, they explode, they collapse -- Light & telescopes: the food source for all astronomical thought -- Galaxies: something to say about all trillion of them -- Time, space, and a sense of where your are: what's "up"? What's time" What's space? -- Black holes, Quasars, and the universe: two out of three are to be avoided -- Life: here and there: Earth and omniscia and...

Physical Description:

x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Subject Term:

Astronomy.

Astrophysics.

Black holes (Astronomy)

Author(s):

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9781665019859

Publication Information:

Ashland, Oregon : Blackstone Publishing, 2024.

Call Number:

520 TYSON

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.

In Neil deGrasse Tyson's delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time--da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time, and travels to distant stars and galaxies to describe what makes them tick, rotate, explode, and collapse.

Merlin's Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works.

Preface	ix
Introduction	1
I Earth	3
Everybody's favorite place
II Moon	27
From werewolves to blue moons
III Planets	51
Meet the family. There's eight of them. Get over it.
IV Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors	75
Debris of the solar system revealed
V Sun	91
Always a hot topic
VI Stargazer	111
Stars, constellations, and legends
VII Gravity	137
Weighty questions from all over
VIII Stars	157
They rotate. They explode. They collapse.
IX Light & Telescopes	171
The food source for all astronomical thought
X Galaxies	189
Something to say about all trillion of them
XI Time, Space, and A Sense of Where You Are	213
What's "up"? What's time? What's space?
XII Black Holes, Quasars, and the Universe	241
Two out of three are to be avoided
XIII Life: Here and There	267
Earth and Omniscia and...
Postscript	281
Appendix	283
Index	285

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