{"product_id":"100-stars-that-explain-the-universe","title":"100 Stars That Explain the Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese 100 amazing stars shine a light on astronomy's greatest hits and their enduring impact on our culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With roughly 100 billion stars in the Milky Way alone, the cosmos is simply too vast for an unabridged tell-all. But here's the next best thing: 100 stars—bright and faint, near and far, famous and obscure, long dead and as-yet unborn, red, yellow, blue, and white (but, as you'll learn, never green)—handpicked by astronomer Florian Freistetter because they have the very best stories to tell: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGRB 080319B,\u003c\/b\u003e the farthest we've seen into space with the naked eye \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGamma Draconis,\u003c\/b\u003e the star that proved Earth rotates on its axis \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eV1364 CYGNI, \u003c\/b\u003epivotal in the discovery of dark matter \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e72 Tauri,\u003c\/b\u003e definitive evidence for Einstein's theory of relativity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eV1,\u003c\/b\u003e which revealed horizons beyond the Milky Way \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlgol,\u003c\/b\u003e called the Demon Star for its mysterious blinking—and many more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Freistetter's short, easy-to-read profiles not only invite you to gaze into the past and future of the universe, they introduce a stellar cast of scientists who came before: from Annie Jump Cannon, who revolutionized how we classify the stars, to Dorrit Hoffleit, who first counted them. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos . . .","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"9781891011115","offer_id":42498867232945,"sku":"9781891011115","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/workman-feed-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/100-stars-that-explain-the-universe","provider":"zzz_Workman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}