{"product_id":"the-story-of-astrophysics-in-five-revolutions-9781324089278","title":"The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Neil Armstrong first set foot in the lunar dust, the Earth held its breath. That one small step forever changed our view of what was possible, sparking a dramatic expansion of humankind's cosmic awareness. When we gain a new perspective, a transformation begins, profoundly altering the understanding of the world our human experience had previously granted us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions\u003c\/em\u003e, astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo explores five such turning points in the history of cosmology: Newton's realization that gravity governs the celestial world; Einstein's dual theories of relativity, linking space with time and gravity with acceleration; Hubble's revelation of an expanding, rather than static, universe; and the emergence of antiparticles from a mathematical equation and their implications for our cosmic evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn poetic prose, Vaudo illuminates the key insights that have led us to where we stand now. At the same time, she urges us to look beyond--to be open to the transformative realizations yet to come in our ongoing quest to understand the extraordinary, and still largely mysterious, universe to which we belong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324089278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ersilia Vaudo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150736711861,"sku":"9781324089278","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8bee0e6b-4db7-49f7-81e5-b6c48015cfb0.jpg?v=1741105214","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-story-of-astrophysics-in-five-revolutions-9781324089278","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}