The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries - ...And Other Amazing Cosmic Facts (Hardcover)

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
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Jillian Scudder
Dimensions:	204 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-78578-926-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
LSN:	1-78578-926-0
Barcode:	9781785789267

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