{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-black-holes-and-why-nearly-everything-you-know-about-them-is-wrong-paperback","title":"A Brief History of Black Holes: And Why Nearly Everything You Know about Them Is Wrong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBecky Smethurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Black Holes\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRight now, you are orbiting a black hole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole, the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this cosmic tale of discovery, Dr Becky Smethurst takes us from the earliest observations of the universe and the collapse of massive stars, to the iconic first photographs of a black hole and her own published findings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cosmic tale of discovery, Becky explains why black holes aren't really 'black', that you never ever want to be 'spaghettified', how black holes are more like sofa cushions than hoovers and why, beyond the event horizon, the future is a direction in space rather than in time. Told with humour and wisdom, this captivating book describes the secrets behind the most profound questions about our universe, all hidden inside black holes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop-culture references' -\u003ci\u003e BBC Sky At Night Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Becky Smethurst is an award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator at the University of Oxford, specializing in how galaxies co-evolve with their super massive black holes. She was recently awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Research Fellow ship for 2022. Her YouTube channel, 'Dr Becky', has over 500,000 subscribers who engage with her videos.\u003ci\u003e A Brief History of Black Holes\u003c\/i\u003e is her second book; her first, \u003ci\u003eSpace: 10 Things You Should Know\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of \u003ci\u003eSky at Night\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Top 20 books of 2019 and translated all around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764527071520,"sku":"9781529086744","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e925a29b03699be7b66c4093568dfce.webp?v=1780251022","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-black-holes-and-why-nearly-everything-you-know-about-them-is-wrong-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}