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Facing Infinity
'Combines science with journalism to weave a captivating account of the most extraordinary objects in the universe: black holes. A superior account.' Marcus Chown
'Facing Infinity is an especially attractive introduction to a wonderfully attractive subject.' Frank Wilczek
Did you know that black holes are essential to life on Earth?
From GPS navigation to understanding climate change, these enigmatic objects shape our daily existence in ways you'd never imagine.
In Facing Infinity, astrophysicist Jonas Enander takes us on an extraordinary journey from eighteenth-century Britain to cutting-edge observatories around the world, revealing how the universe's darkest phenomena illuminate both our origins and our future.
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Gemini Pockets The Pocket Night Sky
Identify stars, constellations, moon phases and other nighttime phenomena.
This pocket-sized guide to the night sky will help you identify what you are seeing. Recognize each constellation, identify whether a shining dot is a star or a planet and understand each moon phase.
The Pocket Night Sky will enhance your stargazing experience, with no need for a telescope or other equipment. Never again miss the night sky’s spectacular phenomena – from supermoons and comets, to the aurora borealis show and the North Star.
Includes information on what different elements of the night sky can be seen in both the northern and southern hemispheres, and an introduction to the vast subject of astronomy.
Gemini Pockets
From little guides to soothe your soul to all-access passes to the lives of pop icons, and from quizzes and puzzles for literature lovers to books on food, nature, fashion, and more, Gemini Pockets are the perfect fit for your life and interests.
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Infinite Cosmos
Stars forming in clouds of cosmic dust. Jupiter and its moons sharper than we’ve ever seen them. Galaxies billions of years old. The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have electrified the world—and astonished veteran scientists with the wealth of information they reveal. In INFINITE COSMOS, National Geographic tells the 20-year saga of the telescope’s development and the feats of science needed to send it into orbit around the sun, a million miles from Earth. Page after page showcase more than 100 spectacular photographs picturing the cosmos as never seen before, from stardust coalescing in the Eagle Nebula’s “pillars of creation” to glittering galaxies, newly discovered exoplanets, deep-space fields of stars, and the planets of our solar system in vivid detail. The definitive printed record of these historic astronomical accomplishments, this is a book that inspires awe and admiration, perfect for space and aerospace enthusiasts, libraries, and anyone who looks up in wonder at the starry skies. Lees meer
