Synopsis
In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.
'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop-culture references' – BBC Sky At Night Magazine
Right now, you are orbiting a black hole.
The Earth orbits the Sun, and the...
Details
21 September 2023288 pages
9781529086744Imprint: Pan
Reviews
A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many pop culture referencesBBC Sky At Night Magazine
A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little bookJim Al-Khalili, quantum physicist and author of The World According to Physics, on Space: 10 Things You Should Know
Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasmChris Lintott, astrophysicist and host of The Sky at Night, on Space: 10 Things You Should Know
A fantastic read . . . there's certainly a lot to suck you in (unlike black holes, of course)Popular Mechanics
