DARK

Informationen zum Autor Hailing from Essex but now living in north London with his wife and two daughters, James Wilkins is Executive Creative Director at Manchester City FC, having previously been Creative Director at the award-winning social media publisher JOE.co.uk. Klappentext The beginner's guide to the Universe in a cosmic, coffee-table book package, perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on their astronomical ABCs. Ever wanted to cry out, What on Earth is a black hole? but been afraid you'd be shouting into the abyss? Ever wanted to find out how gravity works but never found the book to pull you in? DARK is an easily digestible beginner's guide to the Universe in a handy A to Z format, with entries on everything from Dark Matter and Quantum Physics to NASA and the Zoo Hypothesis. Includes a number of stunning design elements throughout, including original artworks and bespoke lettering to accompany each of the twenty-six chapters, as well as enlightenin and amusing quotes about space rendered in exquisite typography. Vorwort Galleys and e-galleys (Edelweiss, NetGalley) widely available. Promotion at ALA. Promotion and reviews via social media influencers. Young-Adult cross-over, IB programs course adoption promotion. Zusammenfassung The beginner's guide to the Universe in a cosmic, coffee-table book package, perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on their astronomical ABCs. Ever wanted to cry out, What on Earth is a black hole? but been afraid you'd be shouting into the abyss? Ever wanted to find out how gravity works but never found the book to pull you in? DARK is an easily digestible beginner's guide to the Universe in a handy A to Z format, with entries on everything from Dark Matter and Quantum Physics to NASA and the Zoo Hypothesis. Includes a number of stunning design elements throughout, including original artworks and bespoke lettering to accompany each of the twenty-six chapters, as well as enlightenin and amusing quotes about space rendered in exquisite typography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - 6 A is for Astronomy - 10 B is for Black Holes - 16 C is for Copernican Revolution - 22 D is for Dark Matter - 28 E is for Expansion - 32 F is for Fermi Paradox - 38 G is for Gravity - 42 H is for Hubble - 48 I is for International Space Station - 52 J is for Jupiter - 56 K is for Kuiper Belt - 62 L is for Large Hadron Collider - 66 M is for Milky Way - 70 N is for Nasa - 74 O is for Overview Effect - 8- P is for Pluto - 84 Q is for Quantum Physics - 90 R is for Red Planet - 94 S is for Seti Institute - 98 T is for Trash - 102 U is for Universe - 108 V is for Voyager's Golden Record - 112 W is for Women and Space - 118 X is for X-Risk - 122 Y is for Yellow Dwarf - 126 ...

Préface

• Galleys and e-galleys (Edelweiss, NetGalley) widely available.

• Promotion at ALA.
• Promotion and reviews via social media influencers.
• Young-Adult cross-over, IB programs course adoption promotion.

Auteur
Hailing from Essex but now living in north London with his wife and two daughters, James Wilkins is Executive Creative Director at Manchester City FC, having previously been Creative Director at the award-winning social media publisher JOE.co.uk.

Texte du rabat

The beginner’s guide to the Universe— in a cosmic, coffee-table book package, perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on their astronomical ABCs.

Ever wanted to cry out, “What on Earth is a black hole?” but been afraid you’d be shouting into the abyss? Ever wanted to find out how gravity works but never found the book to pull you in? 

DARK is an easily digestible beginner’s guide to the Universe in a handy A to Z format, with entries on everything from Dark Matter and Quantum Physics to NASA and the Zoo Hypothesis.

Includes a number of stunning design elements throughout, including original artworks and bespoke lettering to accompany each of the twenty-six chapters, as well as enlightenin and amusing quotes about space rendered in exquisite typography.

Contenu

Introduction - 6

A is for Astronomy - 10

B is for Black Holes - 16

C is for Copernican Revolution - 22

D is for Dark Matter - 28

E is for Expansion - 32

F is for Fermi Paradox - 38

G is for Gravity - 42

H is for Hubble - 48

I is for International Space Station - 52

J is for Jupiter - 56

K is for Kuiper Belt - 62

L is for Large Hadron Collider - 66

M is for Milky Way - 70

N is for Nasa - 74

O is for Overview Effect - 8-

P is for Pluto - 84

Q is for Quantum Physics - 90

R is for Red Planet - 94

S is for Seti Institute - 98

T is for Trash - 102

U is for Universe - 108

V is for Voyager's Golden Record - 112

W is for Women and Space - 118

X is for X-Risk - 122

Y is for Yellow Dwarf - 126