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Author Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author.

Title To infinity and beyond : a journey of cosmic discovery / Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Books, [2023]
©2023

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  520 T988t 2023    ---  Available
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Description 319 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
Contents Introduction : the cosmic odyssey -- Leaving Earth -- Touring the sun's backyard -- Into outer space -- To infinity and beyond.
Summary "This illustrated narrative explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space"-- Provided by publisher.
No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Drawing on mythology, history, and literature--alongside his trademark wit and charm--Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring planetary science down to Earth and principles of astrophysics within reach. In this entertaining book, illustrated with vivid photographs and art, readers travel through space and time, starting with the Big Bang and voyaging to the far reaches of the universe and beyond. Along the way, science greets pop culture as Tyson explains the triumphs--and bloopers--in Hollywood's blockbusters: all part of an entertaining ride through the cosmos. The book begins as we leave Earth, encountering new truths about our planet's atmosphere, the nature of sunlight, and the many missions that have demystified our galactic neighbors. But the farther out we travel, the weirder things get. What's a void and what's a vacuum? How can light be a wave and a particle at the same time? When we finally arrive in the blackness of outer space, Tyson takes on the spookiest phenomena of the cosmos: parallel worlds, black holes, time travel, and more.
Subject Astronomy -- Popular works.
Cosmology -- Popular works.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works.
Astronomy. (OCoLC)fst00819673
Cosmology. (OCoLC)fst00880600
Exploration of outer space. (OCoLC)fst01353078
Genre/Form Illustrated works (OCoLC)fst01423873
Informational works (OCoLC)fst01919930
Popular works (OCoLC)fst01423846
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Walker, Lindsey N., author.
ISBN 9781426223303 (hardcover)
1426223307 (hardcover)
9781426223600 (ebook)

 
    
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