Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
Note |
Includes glossary of terms. |
Summary |
"Go back in time with Nobel Prize laureate Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the Universe and meet the great names in physics: Newton, Einstein and many more. This graphic-novel guide to the Universe explains complex ideas in a way anyone can understand. It's a book full of adventure-- as well as some of the most important concepts humankind has ever studied. On the program: gravitational waves, the theory of relativity, black holes-- and more!"--back cover. |
Contents |
Cosmology -- The Big Bang -- Cosmic microwave background -- Gravitational waves -- Black holes -- Laws of gravity and motion -- Michel Mayor -- Galileo -- Isaac Newton -- Voltaire -- Space-time -- General relativity -- Einstein -- The Schwarzschild solution -- The Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker solution -- The standard model of cosmology -- Electrons, photons, and quarks -- Redshift -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- Schwarzchild radius -- Event horizon -- Spaghettification -- Gravitational singularity -- Dark matter -- Dark energy. |
Language |
Translated from French. |
Subject |
Relativity (Physics) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Gravitational waves -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Black holes (Astronomy) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Universe -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cosmology.
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Relativity (Physics)
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Gravitational waves.
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Black holes (Astronomy)
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Astrophysics.
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Universe.
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Astrophysics. (OCoLC)fst00819797
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Black holes (Astronomy) (OCoLC)fst00833708
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Gravitational waves. (OCoLC)fst00946882
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Relativity (Physics) (OCoLC)fst01093604
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Universe. (OCoLC)fst01922713
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Genre/Form |
Young adult nonfiction.
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Comics (Graphic works) (OCoLC)fst01921613
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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Nonfiction comics.
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Added Author |
Francfort, Jérémie, 1994- contributor.
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Butt, Jeffrey K., translator.
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Mayor, M. (Michel), contributor.
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ISBN |
9783907293751 (hardcover) |
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3907293754 (hardcover) |
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