{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-universe-in-100-stars-9781615197361","title":"The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars","description":"With roughly 100 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, the cosmos is simply too vast for an unabridged tell-all. But here's the next best thing: 100 stars--bright and faint, near and far, famous and obscure, long dead and as-yet unborn, red, yellow, blue, and white (but, as you'll learn, never green)--handpicked by astronomer Florian Freistetter because they have the very best stories to tell: \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\u003eGamma Draconis, \u003c\/b\u003e the star that proved Earth rotates on its axis\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\u003eV1, \u003c\/b\u003e which revealed horizons beyond the Milky Way\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 Freistetter's short, easy-to-read profiles not only invite you to gaze into the past and future of the universe, they introduce a stellar cast of scientists who came before: 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreistetter, Florian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFlorian Freistetter\u003c\/b\u003e is an astronomer, author, columnist, blog­ger, and podcaster. Born in 1977, he studied astronomy at the University of Vienna. In 2008, he launched the astronomy blog \u003ci\u003eAstrodicticum Simplex\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most widely read science blogs in German. His podcast, \u003ci\u003eSternengeschichten \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Star Stories\"), is one of the most successful German-language science podcasts. His books include \u003ci\u003eDer Komet im Cocktailglass \u003c\/i\u003e(\"The Comet in a Cocktail Glass,\" 2013), which was awarded the Austrian Science Book of the Year prize in 2014; \u003ci\u003eIsaac Newton: The Asshole Who Reinvented the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e; and most recently, \u003ci\u003eStephen Hawking: His Science in a Nutshell\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. In 2015, he became a permanent member of the Austrian \"scientific cabaret,\" Science Busters. In 2013, the asteroid 2007 HT3 was officially desig­nated 243073 Freistetter by the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union.","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525453746450,"sku":"9781615197361","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69cfcfeb-756d-4c50-82ea-8340d05e09a5.jpg?v=1731219932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-universe-in-100-stars-9781615197361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}