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PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEAyygmKKM Galaxies: (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Authored by Or Graur Narrated by Tom Perkins 0:00 Intro 0:03 Series Foreword 1:15 1 Introduction: From Nebulae to Galaxies 15:39 2 Spirals and Ellipticals and Irregulars, Oh My! 20:11 Outro #orgraur #galaxiesthemitpressessentialknowledgeseries — GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Find your next great read with Google Play Books. Google Play Books is a global digital bookstore offering ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga. Discover book recommendations personalized just for you. Get the iOS app: https://goo.gle/books-ios Get the Android app: https://goo.gle/books-android — BOOK DESCRIPTION In Galaxies, Or Graur offers a brief and fascinating overview of the history, physics, and astrophysical uses of galaxies. Starting with the history of the last two thousand years of galaxy studies, Graur discusses the types of galaxies we observe and the physics that drive them; the myths and physical structure of the Milky Way; how galaxies were used to discover and study the mysterious phenomena of dark matter and dark energy; and how scientists think galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang and evolved to their present forms. Tracing galaxy studies back thousands of years ago to their beginnings, Graur describes their origin in Ptolemy's book Almagest, which was written in the first century CE. Almagest catalogued hundreds of stars and a few hazy cloud-like objects, one of which was the Andromeda galaxy. The listener will also encounter in this book well-known figures such as William Herschel, who, along with his sister Caroline, discovered hundreds of galaxies and lay the foundations for modern galaxy studies, as well as lesser-known astronomers, including tenth-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. Galaxies concludes by showing listeners how they can get involved in galaxy studies themselves and do their part to fight the light pollution that today obscures the Milky Way and all but the brightest of stars. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Or Graur is associate professor of astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth's Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, as well as research associate at the American Museum of Natural History. He is also the author of Supernova. An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and has more than sixty titles to his credit. He learned by working with the world's best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects. — AUDIOBOOK DETAILS Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEAyygmKKM Language: English Publisher: Gildan Media Published on: August 6, 2024 ISBN: 9781663736222 Duration: 3 hr, 10 min Genres: Science / Physics / Astrophysics, Science / Space Science / Astronomy