Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveller's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes

Description: Merlin's Tour of the Universe by Neil deGrasse Tyson Fully updated edition of the first book published by world-renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description *Fully revised and updated for the 21st century*The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest, darkest depth of the universe and back again with his extra-terrestrial tour guide, Merlin.Merlin is a timeless visitor to Earth from the planet Omniscia in the Andromeda galaxy, and he has observed first-hand many of the major scientific events of Earths history - from the Big Bang to the extinction of the dinosaurs and beyond.In Merlins Tour of the Universe, Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike about the universe and our place within it. All questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, an occasional rhyme and accompanied by the odd illustration. Merlins friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time - including da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein and Hubble, and Merlins Tour also features playful conversations with these historical luminaries.Based on the first book that Tyson ever published in the 1990s and now fully updated and extended for the twenty-first century, Merlins Tour of the Universe is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about how the cosmos works. Author Biography Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. In 2017 he became the first American to win the prestigious Stephen Hawking Medal for science communication. He is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. From 2006 to 2011 he hosted the educational science television show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS, and in March 2014 he became host of the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an update of Carl Sagans Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Tyson has written several New York Times bestselling nonfiction books. Review Tyson has become the most influential science communicator in the country. -- VOXTyson has created a space-age Merlin. An astrophysicist and educator, Tyson weaves together imaginative with straightforward science. * USA Today *Tyson is a master of streamlining and simplification ... taking mind-bogglingly complex ideas, stripping them down to their nuts and bolts, padding them with colorful allegories and dorky jokes, and making them accessible to the layperson. * Salon *We all have some questions wed like to ask about astronomy. Well, here they are - and the answers too, short, straightforward, light-hearted, and correct. * Isaac Asimov, on the original publication of companion volume Merlins Tour of the Universe * Promotional Fully updated edition of the first book published by world-renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. Details ISBN1785307622 Author Neil deGrasse Tyson Publisher Bonnier Books Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781785307621 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-10-29 Imprint Black and White Publishing Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2024-10-29 ISBN-10 1785307622 Subtitle A Travellers Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars and Everything Far Audience General NZ Release Date 2025-02-03 Pages 304 DEWEY 520 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:162610418;

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