{"product_id":"the-story-of-astrophysics-in-five-revolutions","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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 132408927X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781324089278\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Vaudo, Ersilia, Di Stefano, Vanessa\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Apr 2025)","offer_id":46080157614277,"sku":"9781324089278","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781324089278.jpg?v=1776034895","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-story-of-astrophysics-in-five-revolutions","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}