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Gravity's engines : how bubble-blowing black holes rule galaxies, stars, and life in the cosmos / Caleb Scharf. by Scharf, Caleb A., 1968- Scientific American/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Call #: 523.8875 S311g Subjects Black holes (Astronomy)   Gravity.   Cosmology. ISBN:  9780374114121 (hardback) 0374114129 (hardback) Description:  ix, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-239) and index. Contents:  Dark star -- A map of forever -- One hundred billion ways to the bottom -- The feeding habits of nonillion-pound gorillas -- Bubbles -- A distant siren -- Origins : part I -- Origins : part II -- There is grandeur. Summary:  "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"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.8875 S311g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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