Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
- ISBN-10
- 039335038X
- ISBN-13
- 9780393350388
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Author
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Description
A collection of favorite essays on the cosmos, written by a well-known American Museum of Natural History astrophysicist and author of Origins, includes the title essay, "Holy Wars," "The Search for Life in the Universe," and "Hollywood Nights."
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