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Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Ev
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A USA Today bestseller!
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 Tyson's 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 Earth's history. Merlin's 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.
Merlin's Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781665019859
EAN:
9781665019859
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
304
Authors:
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Illustrators:
Stephen J Tyson
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Published Date: 2024-29-10
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This a fun, highly informative read. great for Kids (over 10). This is an excellent learning tool, for Adults as well.
The Q&A format is used well in this work. It answered several questions I didn't know I had. Tyson's, err Merlin's, answers presented information I a easy to understand manner.
I thought it was basic...Perhaps but I had problems understanding it, and I have a PhD in Sociology
Some good information, some of it was quite dry, while other parts were readable/approachable and entertaining.
My 9 and 12 year old grandsons love this book. We have such interesting conversations while and after reading each section.
