An offbeat guided tour of the Universe, focusing on weird and
wonderful facts. Astrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder knows more than
most of us what a surreal place the Universe can be. In this
light-hearted book she delves into some of the more arcane facts
that her work has revealed, and tells us how we have actually
managed to discover these amazing truths. Did you know: the galaxy
is flatter than a credit card; supermassive black holes can sing a
super-low B flat; it rains iron on a brown dwarf, and diamonds on
Neptune; you could grow turnips on Mars if its soil weren't full of
rocket fuel; the Universe is beige, on average; Jupiter's magnetic
field will short-circuit your spacecraft - and, of course, the
Milky Way smells of rum and raspberries.
General
Imprint: |
Icon Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Jillian Scudder
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
252 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83773-101-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-83773-101-2 |
Barcode: |
9781837731015 |
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