The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions by Vaudo, Ersilia
The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions by Vaudo, Ersilia

The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions

When Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one...
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The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions by Vaudo, Ersilia

The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions

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The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions by Vaudo, Ersilia

The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions

$37.23
Author: Ersilia Vaudo
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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When Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one small step forever changed our view of what was possible, sparking a dramatic expansion of humankind's cosmic awareness. When we gain a new perspective, a transformation begins, profoundly altering the understanding of the world our human experience had previously granted us.

In The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions, astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo explores five such turning points in the history of cosmology: Newton's realization that gravity governs the celestial world; Einstein's dual theories of relativity, linking space with time and gravity with acceleration; Hubble's revelation of an expanding, rather than static, universe; and the emergence of antiparticles from a mathematical equation and their implications for our cosmic evolution.

In poetic prose, Vaudo illuminates the key insights that have led us to where we stand now. At the same time, she urges us to look beyond--to be open to the transformative realizations yet to come in our ongoing quest to understand the extraordinary, and still largely mysterious, universe to which we belong.



Author: Ersilia Vaudo
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/29/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.80w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781324089278


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/03/2025
Library Journal 03/01/2025 pg. 114
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2025

About the Author
Vaudo, Ersilia: - Ersilia Vaudo has a degree in astrophysics and a thirty-year career at the European Space Agency. She has written and presented widely on science and space topics for a general audience. She lives in Paris.Di Stefano, Vanessa: - Vanessa Di Stefano is a translator and editor whose translation projects include The Revolutionary Genius of Plants by Stefano Mancuso, as well as numerous works of history, philosophy, and reportage. She lives in Brighton, England.
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