{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-universe-florian-freistetter-9781615197361","title":"The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars","description":"With roughly 100 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, the cosmos is simply too vast for an unabridged tell-all. But here's the next best thing: 100 stars--bright and faint, near and far, famous and obscure, long dead and as-yet unborn, red, yellow, blue, and white (but, as you'll learn, never green)--handpicked by astronomer Florian Freistetter because they have the very best stories to tell: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGRB 080319B, \u003c\/b\u003e the farthest we've seen into space with the naked eye\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGamma Draconis, \u003c\/b\u003e the star that proved Earth rotates on its axis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eV1364 CYGNI, \u003c\/b\u003e pivotal in the discovery of dark matter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003e72 Tauri, \u003c\/b\u003e definitive evidence for Einstein's theory of relativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eV1, \u003c\/b\u003e which revealed horizons beyond the Milky Way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlgol, \u003c\/b\u003e called the Demon Star for its mysterious blinking--and many more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Freistetter's short, easy-to-read profiles not only invite you to gaze into the past and future of the universe, they introduce a stellar cast of scientists who came before: from Annie Jump Cannon, who revolutionized how we classify the stars, to Dorrit Hoffleit, who first counted them. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Florian Freistetter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1615197362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615197361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022","brand":"Florian Freistetter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049970594047,"sku":"9781615197361","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2e916b7-4143-4f57-8aea-39fbc98ecb6c.jpg?v=1685004446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-universe-florian-freistetter-9781615197361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}