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The Milky Way : an autobiography of our galaxy  Cover Image Book Book

The Milky Way : an autobiography of our galaxy / via Moiya McTier ; illustrated by AnnaMarie Salai.

McTier, Moiya, (author.). Salai, AnnaMarie, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speakfor itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds of gas scattered through the universe's primordial plasma just could not keep their metaphorical hands off each other. They succumbed to their gravitational attraction, and the galaxy we know as the Milky Way was born. Since then, the galaxy has watched as dark energy pushed away its first friends, as humans mythologized its name and purpose, and as galactic archaeologists have worked to determine its true age (rude). The Milky Way has absorbed supermassive (an actual technical term) black holes, made enemies of a few galactic neighbors, and mourned the deaths of countless stars. Our home galaxy has even fallen in love. After all this time, the Milky Way finally feels that it's amassed enough experience for the juicy tell-all we've all been waiting for. Its fascinating autobiography recounts the history and future of the universe in accessible but scientific detail,presenting a summary of human astronomical knowledge thus far that is unquestionably out of this world"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538754153 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
I am the Milky Way -- My names -- Early years -- Creation -- My hometown -- Body -- Modern myths -- Growing pains -- Inner turmoil -- Afterlife -- Constellations -- Crush -- Death -- Doomsday -- Secrets.
Subject: Cosmology.
Milky Way.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch 523.113 McTi 31681010288199 NONFIC Available -


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