Extreme Cosmos /

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Author / Creator:	Gaensler, Bryan.
Imprint:	Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (212 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Astronomy. Astronomy. Outer space. Outer space. Electronic books. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11103294

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ISBN:	9781742245652 174224565X 9781742240565 1742240569 9781742231112
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270°C below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than the orbit of Jupiter. Extreme Cosmos provides a stunning new view of the way the Universe works, seen through the lens of extremes: the fastest, hottest, heaviest, brightest, oldest, densest and even the loudest. This is an astronomy book that not only offers amazing facts and figures but also re.
Other form:	Print version: Gaensler, Bryan. Extreme Cosmos. Sydney : New South, ©2011 9781742231112

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