In Gravity's Fatal Attraction, Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal) and Mitchell Begelman explore gravity where it is infinitely strong: in black holes. These mind-boggling structures can have a mass up to billions of times that of our own sun, but remain detectable only by the evidence of a powerful gravitational force swallowing everything in its vicinity. Updated in paperback to include the latest discoveries, and featuring superb illustrations and photographs, this account of black holes and the associated phenomena of ...
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In Gravity's Fatal Attraction, Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal) and Mitchell Begelman explore gravity where it is infinitely strong: in black holes. These mind-boggling structures can have a mass up to billions of times that of our own sun, but remain detectable only by the evidence of a powerful gravitational force swallowing everything in its vicinity. Updated in paperback to include the latest discoveries, and featuring superb illustrations and photographs, this account of black holes and the associated phenomena of quasars and cosmic jets reveals the workings of our strange and amazing universe.
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Add this copy of Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Scientific American Library.
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Good in Good dust jacket. 0716750740. 246 pages. "The authors are probably the world's leading authorities on the astrophysics of black holes. In this clearly written book they explain how stars with masses a few times that of the Sun will inevitably collapse at the end of their life to form black holes."-Stephen Hawking. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A sturdy copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; BLACK HOLES ASTRONOMY QUASARS SCIENCE.
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