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Black holes by Jean-Pierre Luminet is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Black holes about?
Black holes are the most fascinating discovery of modern astronomy. They have already become legendary, and form the basis of many myths and fantasies. Are they really the monsters of science fiction which devour light and stars? Are they purely hypothetical objects from the theory of relativity or are they an observable reality? In answering these questions, the author takes us on a fabulous voyage through space and time. He explains how stars are born, light up and die. He takes us into the strange world of supernovae, X-ray stars and quasars. We travel on a journey to the very edge of the Universe and to the limits of contemporary physics.
Who reads Black holes?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jean-Pierre Luminet
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521400299
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Stem
- Rating
- 4.22 / 5 (85 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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