{"product_id":"black-holes-hardback-9780521400299","title":"Black Holes (Hardback) 9780521400299","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlack Holes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fabulous journey through space and time to discover the fascinating truth about the legendary black hole.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean-Pierre Luminet (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521400299, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 August 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 71 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.5 x 2 cm, 0.537 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a highly instructive book … excellent graphics …' Webb Society Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBlack holes are undoubtedly one of the most fascinating discoveries of modern astronomy, and their description one of the most daring intellectual feats of modern times. They have already become legendary, forming the basis of many myths, fantasies and science fiction movies. Are they really the monsters which devour light and stars; bottomless celestial pits into which all matter is sucked and crushed? Are they an observable reality, or are they just hypothetical objects from the theory of relativity? In answering such questions the author takes us on a fabulous journey through space and time. Dr Jean-Pierre Luminet is an astronomer at Meudon Observatory in France, a specialist on the subject of black holes, and has also acquired a reputation for being a gifted writer and communicator. In this book he makes the subject of black holes accessible to any interested reader, who will need no mathematical background.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword to the French edition\u003cbr\u003e Foreword to the English edition\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Gravitation and Light: 1. First fruits\u003cbr\u003e 2. Relativity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Curved space-time\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Exquisite Corpses: 4. Chronicle of the twilight years\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ashes and diamonds\u003cbr\u003e 6. Supernovae\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pulsars\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gravitation triumphant\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Light Assassinated: 9. The far horizon\u003cbr\u003e 10. Illuminations\u003cbr\u003e 11. A descent into the maelstrom\u003cbr\u003e 12. Map games\u003cbr\u003e 13. The black hole machine\u003cbr\u003e 14. The quantum black hole\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Light Regained: 15. Primordial black holes\u003cbr\u003e 16. The zoo of X-ray stars\u003cbr\u003e 17. Giant black holes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Gravitational light\u003cbr\u003e 19. The black hole Universe\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Name index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Astrophysics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Astrophysics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Astrophysics%20%5BPHVB%5D%22\"\u003ePHVB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004893483288,"sku":"9780521400299","price":111.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521400299_d24d9fb1-8814-4bad-96dc-510662373dee.gif?v=1691381119","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/black-holes-hardback-9780521400299","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}