{"product_id":"100-stars-that-explain-the-universe-9781891011115","title":"100 Stars That Explain the Universe","description":"Our own Sun--a source of awe, myth, and mystery for untold generations of sky-gazers--is just one of roughly \u003ci\u003etwo hundred billion trillion\u003c\/i\u003e stars. Together, they're a window into the profoundest questions in physics--overturning, again and again, how we understand light, matter, time, and existence itself. Florian Freistetter explains all this and more, in brief, easy-to-read profiles of the hundred most history-making stars, inviting readers to gaze into the past and future of the universe alongside a stellar cast of scientists-- from Annie Jump Cannon, who revolutionized how we classify the stars, to Dorrit Hoffleit, who first counted them. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos . . .\u003cbr\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\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\u003eAlgol\u003c\/b\u003e, called the Demon Star for its mysterious blinking--and many more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher's note: \u003ci\u003e100 Stars That Explain the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Universe in 100 Stars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorian Freistetter, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance science journalist and the author of several popular science books on astronomy, including \u003ci\u003eIsaac Newton: The Asshole Who Reinvented the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published more than five thousand articles on his blog, Astrodicticum Simplex, which is one of the most-read German-language science blogs. He writes a weekly column about mathematics for spektrum.de, as well as many other articles for a variety of publications. He lives in Germany\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629872189714,"sku":"9781891011115","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3a22f34-70cc-40bd-abbd-a1663a3577af.jpg?v=1732735646","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/100-stars-that-explain-the-universe-9781891011115","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}