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Black hole survival guide / Janna Levin ; artwork by Lia Halloran.

by Levin, Janna.

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Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.

Black holes (Astronomy)

9780525658221 (hc.)

143 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

"Through her writing, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused on making the science she studies not just comprehensible but also, and perhaps more important, intriguing to the nonscientist. In this book, she helps us to understand and find delight in the black hole -- perhaps the most opaque theoretical construct ever imagined by physicists -- illustrated with original artwork by American painter and photographer Lia Halloran. Levin takes us on an evocative exploration of black holes, provoking us to imagine the visceral experience of a black hole encounter. She reveals the influence of black holes as they populate the universe, sculpt galaxies, and even infuse the whole expanse of reality that we inhabit. Lively, engaging, and utterly unique, Black Hole Survival Guide is not just informative--it is, aswell, a wonderful read from first to last."--Goodreads.

Halloran, Lia, 1977-

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