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1) Black holes
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and current state of scientific understanding of black holes, exploring what they are, how they are formed, potential uses, and what they tell us about the fate of the universe.
Author
Publisher
Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 252 p. : ill., photos ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Offering a sweeping tour of fantastic physics and cosmic history, Gravity's Engines provides a view of the most fearsome places in the universe, and finally asks what it will take to see the event horizon of a black hole"--
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the efforts of an elite scientific team who tested Einstein's theory of relativity during a historic mission to photograph a black hole, addressing key questions about time, space, and the nature of the universe.
6) Black holes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the nature and formation of the cosmic phenomenon known as a black hole.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the latest discoveries about black holes while also exploring various theories and discoveries throughout history and even looking into the future."--
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nearly everyone has heard of black holes, but few people outside of complex scientific fields understand their true nature and their implications for our universe. This lecture course makes this cosmological subject graspable, with 12 lavishly illustrated lectures by veteran Great Courses Professor Alex Filippenko, a distinguished astronomer and award-winning teacher at the University of California, Berkeley.
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 453
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xix, 100 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
14) Black holes
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An examination of the science behind the astronomical phenomena known as black holes, including relevant theories and history-making discoveries as well as topics of current and future research" "--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
384 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding audiences through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to get its night skies right. Tyson introduces us to the physics of black holes by explaining the...
17) Black holes
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
45 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses how we know about black holes, how they affect matter around them, and what would happen if you got inside one.
19) Black holes
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of black holes, the scientific theory of how they are formed, and what they may be able to tell us about the future.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1916, Einstein became the first to predict the existence of gravitational waves: sounds without a material medium generated by the unfathomably energy-producing collision of black holes. Now, Janna Levin, herself an astrophysicist, recounts the story of the search, over the last fifty years, for these elusive waves--a quest that has culminated in the creation of the most expensive project ever funded by the National Science Foundation ($1 billion-plus)....
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