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Welcome to the Universe
- An Astrophysical Tour
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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Welcome to the Universe
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Publisher's Summary
Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all - from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.
Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining narrative propels you from our home solar system to the outermost frontiers of space. How do stars live and die? Why did Pluto lose its planetary status? What are the prospects of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? How did the universe begin? Why is it expanding, and why is its expansion accelerating? Is our universe alone or part of an infinite multiverse? Answering these and many other questions, the authors open your eyes to the wonders of the cosmos, sharing their knowledge of how the universe works.
Breathtaking in scope, Welcome to the Universe is for those who hunger for insights into our evolving universe that only world-class astrophysicists can provide.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Ryan
- 09-05-2017
great book, quite involved!
the narrator is very dry but you get used to it, probably not a starting point for cosmology, lots of derivations
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 18-06-2019
Loved it!
such an interesting book that delves into the big questions and keeps you thinking for hours
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-09-2018
Truly the greatest story ever told
Mind blowing in scale and depth, but told in a way that anyone with even a basic grasp of science of science can get into. Amazing.
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- Shane B.
- 07-02-2022
Comprehensive however not engaging
The book is very comprehensive and we'll researched however I personally found it quite dry and hard to listen to for extended periods of time. Also, it appears to be an adaptation of a print book as it makes various references to figures and charts which doesn't work well in audio format.
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- Steve
- 12-10-2019
Informative, horrible narration.
Whilst the book itself is very informative and I find the subject interesting, the narration was so dry and irritating I couldn’t listen for long periods. It was a real struggle to listen.
I think maybe this book should be re-recorded. Seriously it sounds like a robot. It doesn’t deserve a decent rating solely due to the shockingly boring narration.
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