{"product_id":"prisons-of-light-black-holes-paperback-9780521625715","title":"Prisons of Light - Black Holes (Paperback) 9780521625715","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrisons of Light - Black Holes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first truly accessible account of black holes - beautifully written and fun to read.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKitty Ferguson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521625715, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 February 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 64 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 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'… delightfully clear account, well illustrated and bare of jargon and equations … I recommend it.' Robert Boyd, Science and Christian Belief\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is a black hole? Could we survive a visit to one … perhaps even venture inside? Have we yet discovered any real black holes? And what do black holes teach us about the mysteries of our Universe? These are just a few of the tantalizing questions examined in this tour-de-force, jargon-free review of one of the most fascinating topics in modern science. In search of the answers, we trace a star from its birth to its death throes, take a hypothetical journey to the border of a black hole and beyond, spend time with some of the world's leading theoretical physicists and astronomers, and take a whimsical look at some of the wild ideas black holes have inspired. Prisons of Light - Black Holes is comprehensive and detailed. Yet Kitty Ferguson's lightness of touch and down-to-earth analogies set this book apart from all others on black holes and make it a wonderfully stimulating and entertaining read.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. A cosmic case of burnout\u003cbr\u003e 2. Matters of gravity: Newton and Einstein\u003cbr\u003e 3. The capture of light\u003cbr\u003e 4. Tripping the theoretical fantastic\u003cbr\u003e 5. Crossing the bar\u003cbr\u003e 6. Contemplating an enormous nothing\u003cbr\u003e 7. Evidence in the case\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hearts of darkness\u003cbr\u003e 9. The search goes on\u003cbr\u003e 10. Passages into the labyrinth\u003cbr\u003e 11. Black hole legends and far out ideas\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\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":46129298473240,"sku":"9780521625715","price":30.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521625715i.jpg?v=1691666581","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prisons-of-light-black-holes-paperback-9780521625715","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}