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Welcome to the Universe
- An Astrophysical Tour
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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Welcome to the Universe
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Summary
Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all - from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.
Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining narrative propels you from our home solar system to the outermost frontiers of space. How do stars live and die? Why did Pluto lose its planetary status? What are the prospects of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? How did the universe begin? Why is it expanding, and why is its expansion accelerating? Is our universe alone or part of an infinite multiverse? Answering these and many other questions, the authors open your eyes to the wonders of the cosmos, sharing their knowledge of how the universe works.
Breathtaking in scope, Welcome to the Universe is for those who hunger for insights into our evolving universe that only world-class astrophysicists can provide.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- surfingsimon
- 05-02-18
Maybe too comptes for an audio book
lots of figures, formulas, and diagrams etc that would have worked better in paper form.
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- Dave G
- 28-09-21
Great book, terrible narration.
I'll have to buy the physical book as it's fascinating. I really struggled to keep listening to this audio book as the narration is terrible.
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- Audible Customer
- 09-04-21
Stretches the Imagination
Heavy going in parts, but stick with it! If you love maths this is definitely for you!
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- Samuel
- 04-09-18
Excellent
A very good explanation considering this is such a complicated subject. Don't let the equations put you off if you are not into numbers as it is quite to listen to.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-09-22
brilliant
Fantastic book for people with a love for astronomy and astrophysics. So indepth I had to restart it straight away after I finished. Its the the kind of book you really need to pause and just think about what you just read or in this case heard. I'm going to need to listen to it several times over to understand some of the math involved but I will do it happily, this book is that good.
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- Rosemary
- 28-09-24
Not ideal for an audio book
Considering the audience is supposed to be non OHD level listeners there's way to much in the way of formulae and diagrams to make for easy listening. A big disappointment compared to the other science based books I've listened to, for example "How to make an apple pie fro scratch" by Harry Cliff or "Dark matter and the Dinasours" by Lisa Rand.
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- Mariechen Faurie
- 01-06-17
Wow
Wow, nicely detailed and easy to understand. The writer takes time to explain quite complex concepts and processes in a simple and easily understandable manner.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-08-21
It’s a really great and insightful book
A good intro into how the Universe works. However, I think this book is better suited for reading: too many formulas to listen too. Nevertheless it gave me a great taster and I’ll definitely purchase a hard copy to study the details.
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- OZF72
- 12-06-19
Precise, engaging and educational!
Really good if you want something with great narrative and effective mathematical guidelines to understand the concepts the authors explain!
Sometimes the scientific language can make the storyline a bit slow, but overall a pretty engaging story that takes your mind on an excursion through the depths of the universe!
Definitely worth every penny!
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- Del
- 19-06-20
Great book, but found it difficult to comprehend
I think this book is a great book for anybody that has a fascination with the universe and has the relevant education in mathematics and science. It was said that the material was aimed at lectures of Princeton University at students that haven't studied such material and is accessible to anyone. I have to say, I found the subject matter to be very challenging and couldn't understand the mathematical equations. I struggled to understand a lot of the topics especially the last 5/6 chapters and some of the material just went way over my head.
However, there was some of the subject matter that I did understand, so it was still worth a listen. Perhaps it would be easier to grasp the concepts if I were to read the book instead of listen to it on audible.
Still a great book for those people that are smart enough to understand the mathematical equations and the subject matter.
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