{"product_id":"the-alchemy-of-the-heavens-searching-for-meaning-in-the-milky-way-paperback","title":"The Alchemy of the Heavens: Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Croswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Van\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy Of The Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy. The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it's been in the last forty years that astromoners and astrophysicists have made the most startling discoveries about our galaxy. Author Ken Croswell reveals that the Milky Way formed as many earlier galaxies collopsed and smashed together; that may of the elements in the galaxy--including the iron and carbon that course through our bodies--were born in exploding supernovae; that in all likelihood there is a massive black hole at the center of the galaxy, with a million times more mass than the sun, and that the Milky Way's oldest stars preserve the elements created in the big bang, thereby serving as \"fossils\" of the universe's earliest days. A captivating journey through the modern astronomy of the Milky Way, Croswell shows us how a deeper understanding of the nature and working of the galaxy can offer larger clues into the origins of the universe itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy. The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it's been in the last forty years that astromoners and astrophysicists have made the most startling discoveries about our galaxy. Author Ken Croswell reveals that the Milky Way formed as many earlier galaxies collopsed and smashed together; that may of the elements in the galaxy--including the iron and carbon that course through our bodies--were born in exploding supernovae; that in all likelihood there is a massive black hole at the center of the galaxy, with a million times more mass than the sun, and that the Milky Way's oldest stars preserve the elements created in the big bang, thereby serving as fossils\" of the universe's earliest days. A captivating journey through the modern astronomy of the Milky Way, Croswell shows us how a deeper understanding of the nature and working of the galaxy can offer larger clues into the origins of the universe itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Croswell\u003c\/b\u003e is a California-based astronomer and author. Since earning his PhD in astronomy from Harvard University, he has written nine books: \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of the Heavens\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year, \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSee the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Universe at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as on \u003ci\u003eStarDate, \u003c\/i\u003ean astronomy radio show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.68 x 6 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 March 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762134384928,"sku":"9780385472142","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7082d59c0c7caf35424d8d5e34a35401.webp?v=1780218217","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-alchemy-of-the-heavens-searching-for-meaning-in-the-milky-way-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}