Black Hole Survival Guide
- ISBN-10
- 147357465X
- ISBN-13
- 9781473574656
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 115
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-12
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Janna Levin
Description
What would happen if you fell into a Black Hole? Black holes are found throughout the universe. They can be microscopic. They can be billions of times larger than our Sun. They are dark on the outside but not on the inside. Anything that enters them can never escape, and yet they contain nothing at all. In Black Hole Survival Guide physicist and novelist Janna Levin takes you on a journey into a black hole, explaining what would happen to you and why. In the process you'll come to see how their mysteries contain answers to some of the most profound questions ever asked about the nature of our universe. 'Astrophysics at its sexiest...hugely enjoyable' Sunday Times
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