| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Description |
x, 240 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"A Perigee book." |
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Originally published: Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wakes Press, c2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index. |
| Contents |
Extremes of temperature -- Extremes of light --Extremes of time --Extremes of size --Extremes of speed -- Extremes of mass -- Extremes of sound -- Extremes of electricity and magnetism --Extremes of gravity --Extremes of density --Extreme experiences. |
| Summary |
An Australian astronomer and professor provides an accessible tour of the universe, discussing the temperature, light, time, size, speed, mass, gravity and more of the largest supernovas to the tiniest asteroids. |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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Astronomy.
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Solar system.
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| ISBN |
9780399537516 (Perigee trade pbk.) : $16.00 |
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0399537511 (Perigee trade pbk.) |
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