02269cam a2200313 i 4500 1262010517 TxAuBib 170207s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017005442 9780393609394 hardcover 0393609391 hardcover (OCoLC)11821 OU/DLC eng rda OSU DLC YDX BDX BTCTA WIM OCLCF OCLCO OCL IEB CZA OQX YDX OCLCO IGA BUR PFLCL OCLCO OBE TXGON YAM TxAuBib rda Tyson, Neil deGrasse, author. Astrophysics for people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson. First edition. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] 222 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The greatest story ever told -- On Earth as in the heavens -- Let there be light -- Between the galaxies -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- The cosmos on the table -- On being round -- Invisible light -- Between the planets -- Exoplanet Earth -- Reflections on the cosmic perspective. ""The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe""-- Provided by publisher. Astrophysics. Cosmology. Space and time. Universe.