Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century:

Description: Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century by Neil Degrasse Tyson, Stephen J. Tyson The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tysons delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earths history. Merlins friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time--da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time, and travels to distant stars and galaxies to describe what makes them tick, rotate, explode, and collapse.Merlins Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. In 2017 he became the first American to win the prestigious Stephen Hawking Medal for science communication. He is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space and a research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. From 2006 to 2011 he hosted the educational science television show NOVA ScienceNow on PBS, and in March 2014 he became host of the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an update of Carl Sagans Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Tyson has written several New York Times bestselling nonfiction books. Review "We all have some questions wed like to ask about astronomy. Well, here they are--and the answers too, short, straightforward, light-hearted, and correct."-- "Isaac Asimov, on the original publication of Merlins Tour of the Universe""Tyson is a master of streamlining and simplification...taking mind-bogglingly complex ideas, stripping them down to their nuts and bolts, padding them with colorful allegories and dorky jokes, and making them accessible to the layperson."-- "Salon""Tyson has become the most influential science communicator in the country."-- "Vox""Tyson has created a space-age Merlin. An astrophysicist and educator, Tyson weaves together imaginative with straightforward science."-- "USA Today" Details ISBN1665019859 Publisher Blackstone Publishing Year 2024 Illustrator Stephen J. Tyson ISBN-13 9781665019859 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-10-29 Imprint Blackstone Publishing Subtitle A Travelers Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far Audience General Pages 304 Author Stephen J. Tyson Edition Description Unabridged edition We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:169247113;

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