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Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World Paperback / softback - 2009
by Philip Plait
- New
- Paperback
With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy thatcould win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinatingbook reminds us that outer space is anything but remote. The scientistbehind the popular website badastronomy.com, Philip Plait presentssome of the most fearsome end-of-the-world calamities (for instance,incoming asteroids and planet-swallowing black holes), demystifiesthe scientific principles at work behind them, and gives us the oddsthat any of them will step out of the realm of sci-fi to disrupt our quietcorner of the cosmos. The result is a book that is both terrifying andentertaining-a tour of the violent universe we live in, written with anenthusiasm that every stargazer will appreciate.
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- Title Death from the Skies!: The Science Behind the End of the World
- Author Philip Plait
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2009-08-25
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780143116042
- ISBN 9780143116042 / 0143116045
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.31 x 0.7 in (20.32 x 13.49 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects End of the world (Astronomy)
- Dewey Decimal Code 520
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