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Big bangs and black holes : a graphic novel guide to the universe / script and illustrations, Herji ; theoretical background, Francfort ; translated by Jeffrey K.. Butt ; with the participation of Nobel Prize Laureate Michel Mayor.
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Herji, 1993-
Physical Description64 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Note:Includes glossary of terms.
Note: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-Lema’tre-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.
Note:"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.
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Herji, 1993- |
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Cosmology -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Relativity (Physics) -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Gravitational waves -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Black holes (Astronomy) -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Astrophysics -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Big bang theory -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Universe -- Comic books, strips, etc. | Graphic novels. |
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Francfort, Jßrßmie, 1994- contributor. | Butt, Jeffrey K. translator. | Mayor, M. (Michel) contributor. | Translation of work: Herji, 1993- Ici l'univers. English. | |