Description |
viii, 192 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Getting started -- Voyage to a black hole -- Einstein's special theory of relativity -- Racing light -- Redefining space and time -- A new common sense -- Einstein's general theory of relativity -- Newton's absurdity -- Redefining gravity -- Implications of relativity -- Black holes -- The expanding universe -- Epilogue : your indelible mark on the universe. |
Indexed In: |
Library Journal, March 2014 |
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Booklist starred, February 2014 |
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Choice, October 2014 |
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Kirkus Review, January 2014 |
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Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), May 2015 |
Summary |
An introduction to the theories of Einstein and what it would be like to experience a black hole. |
Audience |
Adult Follett School Solutions. |
Subject |
Relativity (Physics)
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ISBN |
9780231167260 |
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