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[2023]
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"Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos--a dramatic revision of the theory that made him the heir to Einstein's legacy. Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early...
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"The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly,...
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"With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored -- until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library. Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe's wisdom. Every book ever written, and every fact ever known, can be found within its walls. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces...
7) Black holes
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Explore the dark side of space in Out of this World. What are the four different types of black holes? What's inside a black hole? These and other fascinating questions are discussed.
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"From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry describes the fundamental rules and unknowns of our universe clearly--and with Tyson's characteristic wit, there's a lot of fun thrown in, too.This adaptation by Gregory Mone includes full-color...
9) Dark matter
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Explore the dark side of space in Out of this World. What is dark matter? How does it move our galaxy? These and other fascinating questions are discussed.
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2018.
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Versos sencillos y ocurrentes nos desvelan curiosidades del universo. Atrévete a saber más con estas rimas llenas de humor. El universo es tan grande..., ¡resulta descomunal! Nadie sabe cuánto mide y se extiende más y más. Nuestro planeta es la Tierra, gira alrededor del Sol. Él es nuestra buena estrella y nos da luz y calor. En el enorme universo hay satélites, cometas, galaxias llenas de estrellas y, por supuesto, planetas... ¿Es fácil...
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2023.
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"En este libro encontrarás la respuesta a divertidas preguntas y asombrosas curiosidades sobre el universo para compartir en familia. Incluye un diploma de experto."-- Amazon.
"You will find in this book the answers to fun questions and amazing curiosities about the Universe with your family. Includes an expert diploma!" -- Amazon.
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Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was ... nothing. But then ... BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. In a poetic text, Marion Dane Bauer takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while vivid illustrations...