Letters from an astrophysicist
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
ISBN
9781324003311, 1324003316
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 247 pages : color illustration ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781324003311, 1324003316
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Tyson shares 101 letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of scientific answers.
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A luminous companion to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing his correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 101 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator. Tyson's 2017 bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry offered more than one million readers an insightful and accessible understanding of the universe. Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to explore our place in the cosmos.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tyson, N. d. (2019). Letters from an astrophysicist (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyson, Neil deGrasse. 2019. Letters From an Astrophysicist. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Letters From an Astrophysicist W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Letters From an Astrophysicist First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
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