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1) Zapped: from infrared to X-rays, the curious history of invisible light

Author

Berman, Bob

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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"Zapped tells the story of all the light we cannot see, tracing microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, and other forms of radiation from their historic, world-altering discoveries in the nineteenth century to their central role in modern life"--Provided by publisher.

2) Secrets of the night sky: the most amazing things in the universe you can see with the naked eye

Author

Berman, Bob

Pub. Date

[1995]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

3) Zoom: how everything moves : from atoms and galaxies to blizzards and bees

Author

Berman, Bob

Pub. Date

2014.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

4) Earth-shattering: violent supernovas, galactic explosions, biological mayhem, nuclear meltdowns, and other hazards to life in our universe

Author

Berman, Bob

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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A heart-pumping exploration of the biggest explosions in history, from the Big Bang to mysterious activity on Earth and everything in between The overwhelming majority of celestial space is inactive, and will remain forever unruffled. Similarly, more than 90% of the universe's 70 billion trillion suns had non-attention-getting births and are living out their existences in a steady predictable fashion. But when cosmic violence does unfold, it changes...