SUMMARY - Astrophysics For People In A Hurry By Neil DeGrasse Tyson

SUMMARY - Astrophysics For People In A Hurry By Neil DeGrasse Tyson* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. As you read this summary, you will discover that the universe is full of fascinating, but not very hospitable objects. You will also discover : that you are made of stardust; that gravitation governs the shapes, movements and structure of the universe; that there is an invisible light captured by gigantic telescopes; that

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes.

As you read this summary, you will discover that the universe is full of fascinating, but not very hospitable objects.

You will also discover :

that you are made of stardust;
that gravitation governs the shapes, movements and structure of the universe;
that there is an invisible light captured by gigantic telescopes;
that studying this light is essential to understanding the universe;
that a large part of what composes the universe is unknown: it is dark matter and dark energy.
The cosmos is a captivating place and astrophysics is probably one of the most intriguing fields of science, even for non-scientists. It is at the very heart of humankind's conception of itself and its place in the universe. For a long time confined to stargazing and subordinated to the dogma of the Church, astronomy today reveals a cosmos totally opposed to past ideas. From a single, central and immobile planet around which the cosmos was organized, the Earth has become an insignificant detail, moving, lost in the immensity of the universe. Are you ready for a disconcerting but bewitching walk through the cosmos?

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