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Herji, 1993-
Subjects
Relativity (Physics) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gravitational waves -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Cosmology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Universe -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Herji, 1993-
Relativity (Physics) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gravitational waves -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Cosmology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Universe -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Big bangs and black holes : a graphic novel guide to the universe / script and illustrations, Herji ; theoretical background, Francfort ; translated by Jeffrey K.. Butt ; with the participation of Nobel Prize Laureate Michel Mayor.
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Herji, 1993-
Helvetiq, 2023.
Call #:
523
.1
H548b
Subjects
Relativity (Physics) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Gravitational waves -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Black holes (Astronomy) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Cosmology -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Universe -- Comic books, strips, etc.
ISBN:
9783907293751 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
64 p. : ill.; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes glossary of terms.
Contents:
Cosmology -- The Big Bang -- Cosmic microwave background -- Gravitational waves -- Black holes -- Laws of gravity and motion -- Michel Mayor -- Galileo -- Isaac Newton -- Voltaire -- Space-time -- General relativity -- Einstein -- The Schwarzschild solution -- The Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker solution -- The standard model of cosmology -- Electrons, photons, and quarks -- Redshift -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Schwarzchild radius -- Event horizon -- Spaghettification -- Gravitational singularity -- Dark matter -- Dark energy.
Summary:
"Go back in time with Nobel Prize laureate Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the Universe and meet the great names in physics: Newton, Einstein and many more. This graphic-novel guide to the Universe explains complex ideas in a way anyone can understand. It's a book full of adventure-- as well as some of the most important concepts humankind has ever studied. On the program: gravitational waves, the theory of relativity, black holes-- and more!"--Publisher..
Genre:
Graphic non-fiction.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Other authors:
Francfort, Jérémie, 1994-
Butt, Jeffrey K..
Mayor, M. (Michel).
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Woodlawn Public Library
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523.1 H548b
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Aug 21, 2024
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Young Adult Graphic Nonfiction
523.1 H548b
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