Armchair astronomers everywhere will thrill to this vivid narrative of a voyage across the galaxy and beyond.. This ingenious book is the account of an epic astronomical journey, a tale told by an early-twenty-first-century human sailor among the stars. The account is discovered, as an alien "translator's note" reveals, sixty million years in earth's future--the product of one man's amazing, revelatory, and occasionally perilous space odyssey. Astrophysicist Mitchell Begelman takes the reader to far-distant shores, across ...
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Armchair astronomers everywhere will thrill to this vivid narrative of a voyage across the galaxy and beyond.. This ingenious book is the account of an epic astronomical journey, a tale told by an early-twenty-first-century human sailor among the stars. The account is discovered, as an alien "translator's note" reveals, sixty million years in earth's future--the product of one man's amazing, revelatory, and occasionally perilous space odyssey. Astrophysicist Mitchell Begelman takes the reader to far-distant shores, across a vast ocean of time, in a narrative that zips along at just below light speed. We travel to the center of the Milky Way, witness the births and deaths of stars, almost perish in the crushing forces at the perimeter of a black hole--and all the while Begelman explains in clear and vibrant prose the way things work in the cosmos. A powerful imaginative work that is thoroughly grounded both in history and in the latest in astrophysical thinking and observation, Turn Right at Orion is serious science that reads like fiction.
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Very Good. in Very Good jacket. Hardcover in overall excellent condition with negligible wear to dust jacket or book itself; interior fine also--pages crisp and clean; a very clean, sound copy that's actually newish-looking; 264 pgs. with Glossary and Index; published by Perseus Publishing, 2000 (see picture of my book within this description)
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Astrophysicist Begelman takes the reader to far-distant shores in this account of an epic astronomical journey in a tale told by an early 21st century human sailor across the stars. Nice clean copy all round.
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Fine. 8vo., Wraps 254pp. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Sticker ghost. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Perseus Publishing, 2000. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
