{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-universe-in-100-stars-9781615197361","title":"The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Florian Freistetter | Gesche Ipsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Experiment\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Experiment\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Space Science - Cosmology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith roughly 100 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, the cosmos is simply too vast for an unabridged tell-all. But here's the next best thing: 100 stars--bright and faint, near and far, famous and obscure, long dead and as-yet unborn, red, yellow, blue, and white (but, as you'll learn, never green)--handpicked by astronomer Florian Freistetter because they have the very best stories to tell: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGRB 080319B, \u003c\/b\u003e the farthest we've seen into space with the naked eye\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGamma Draconis, \u003c\/b\u003e the star that proved Earth rotates on its axis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eV1364 CYGNI, \u003c\/b\u003e pivotal in the discovery of dark matter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003e72 Tauri, \u003c\/b\u003e definitive evidence for Einstein's theory of relativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eV1, \u003c\/b\u003e which revealed horizons beyond the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlgol, \u003c\/b\u003e called the Demon Star for its mysterious blinking--and many more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Freistetter's short, easy-to-read profiles not only invite you to gaze into the past and future of the universe, they introduce a stellar cast of scientists who came before: from Annie Jump Cannon, who revolutionized how we classify the stars, to Dorrit Hoffleit, who first counted them. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos. . . .","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47779808346263,"sku":"9781615197361","price":2294.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781615197361.webp?v=1778039590","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-universe-in-100-stars-9781615197361","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}