From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, "The Edge of the Sky" tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology with a twist. The book s lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in the English language, even excluding "physics," "energy," "galaxy," and "universe." Through the eyes of a fictional scientist (Student-People) hunting for dark matter with one of the biggest telescopes (Big-Seers) on Earth (Home-World), cosmologist Roberto Trotta explores the most important ideas about our universe (All-There-Is) in language simple enough for anyone to understand.
A unique blend of literary experimentation and science popularization, this delightful book is a perfect gift for any aspiring astronomer. "The Edge of the Sky" tells the story of the universe on a human scale, and the result is out of this world."
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From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, "The Edge of the Sky" tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology with a twist. The book s lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in the English language, even excluding "physics," "energy," "galaxy," and "universe." Through the eyes of a fictional scientist (Student-People) hunting for dark matter with one of the biggest telescopes (Big-Seers) on Earth (Home-World), cosmologist Roberto Trotta explores the most important ideas about our universe (All-There-Is) in language simple enough for anyone to understand.
A unique blend of literary experimentation and science popularization, this delightful book is a perfect gift for any aspiring astronomer. "The Edge of the Sky" tells the story of the universe on a human scale, and the result is out of this world."
Imprint | Blackstone Audiobooks |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2014 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | September 2014 |
Authors | Roberto Trotta |
Readers | Bronson Pinchot |
Format | |
Running time | 1 hour, 29 minutes |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4830-2208-6 |
Barcode | 9781483022086 |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-4830-2208-0 |