02327cam a22004098i 4500 24976 24976 19491295 OSt 20190501235806.0 170207t20172017nyu 001 0 eng c 2017005442 9780393609394 (hardcover) 0393609391 (hardcover) OU/DLC eng rda OU pcc QB461 .T97 2017 523.01 23 Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author. 2022 Astrophysics for people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson. First edition. 1705 New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] ©2017 pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. The greatest story ever told -- On Earth as in the heavens -- Let there be light -- Between the galaxies -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- The cosmos on the table -- On being round -- Invisible light -- Between the planets -- Exoplanet earth -- Reflections on the cosmic -- Perspective. "The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe"-- Provided by publisher. Astrophysics. 2023 Cosmology. 2024 Space and time. 2025 Universe. 2026 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2017-07-27 18.95 5 523.01 DEGR 36944 2023-11-29 2023-11-17 2017-07-27 BOOK