La Muerte Llega Desde el Cielo = Death from the Skies
| AUTHOR | Plait, Philip |
| PUBLISHER | Ediciones Robinbook (12/01/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
With humor and wit, this astronomy guide explores some of the possible causes of an inevitable apocalypse and analyzes the probability of their occurrence. Each chapter covers a different phenomenon, from black holes to gamma-ray bursts to supernovae, and explains how it could come to pass and how life would be different if it ever did. Accessible enough for beginning astronomy students yet authoritative enough to be of interest to science buffs, this fascinating book gives a whole new perspective on the end of the world. Con humor e inteligencia, esta guía de astronomía explora algunas de las causas posibles del apocalipsis inevitable y analiza la probabilidad de su incidencia. Cada capítulo cubre un fenómeno diferente, desde los agujeros negros hasta explosiones de rayos gamma y las supernovas, y explica cómo puede ocurrir y cómo la vida sería diferente si llegase a suceder. Suficientemente accesible para los estudiantes principiantes de la astronomía pero con autoridad suficiente para ser de interés a los entusiastas de la ciencia, este libro apasionante da una perspectiva nueva al fin del mundo.
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ISBN-13:
9788496924734
ISBN-10:
8496924734
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
Spanish
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Page Count:
344
Carton Quantity:
32
Product Dimensions:
5.70 x 1.00 x 8.70 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
ES
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BISAC Categories
Science | Space Science - Astronomy
Dewey Decimal:
520
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With humor and wit, this astronomy guide explores some of the possible causes of an inevitable apocalypse and analyzes the probability of their occurrence. Each chapter covers a different phenomenon, from black holes to gamma-ray bursts to supernovae, and explains how it could come to pass and how life would be different if it ever did. Accessible enough for beginning astronomy students yet authoritative enough to be of interest to science buffs, this fascinating book gives a whole new perspective on the end of the world. Con humor e inteligencia, esta guía de astronomía explora algunas de las causas posibles del apocalipsis inevitable y analiza la probabilidad de su incidencia. Cada capítulo cubre un fenómeno diferente, desde los agujeros negros hasta explosiones de rayos gamma y las supernovas, y explica cómo puede ocurrir y cómo la vida sería diferente si llegase a suceder. Suficientemente accesible para los estudiantes principiantes de la astronomía pero con autoridad suficiente para ser de interés a los entusiastas de la ciencia, este libro apasionante da una perspectiva nueva al fin del mundo.
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Author:
Plait, Philip
PHILIP PLAIT, Ph.D., works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University in California. He maintains the Web site badastronomy.com and writes monthly articles on astronomy for the German newspaper Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. His work has appeared in the Encyclopedia Britannica Yearbook of Science and the Future and Astronomy magazine. He also writes a monthly column for astronomy.com.
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