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Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe

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A look up at the night sky reveals a treasury of wonders. Even to the naked eye, the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and even a few star clusters and nebulae illuminate the heavens. For millennia, humans struggled to make sense of what's out there in the Universe, from all we can see to that which lies beyond the limits of even our most powerful telescopes. Beyond the Galaxy traces our journey from an ancient, Earth-centered Universe all the way to our modern, 21st century understanding of the cosmos. Touching on not only what we know but also how we know it, Ethan Siegel takes us to the very frontiers of modern astrophysics and cosmology, from the birth of our Universe to its ultimate fate, and everything in between.

Readership: General public interested in astronomy, astrophysics and/or cosmology.

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"Beyond the Galaxy offers a fun, informative excursion through the universe and the complex history of our attempts to grapple with its size, age and content. Ethan Siegel writes clearly and confidently, drawing upon wonderful analogies and fascinating tidbits of astronomical history, including outstanding accounts of the heated debates of the past about the nature of the cosmos. The book is richly illustrated, nicely supplementing Siegel's lucid prose. A must read for anyone curious about the development of cosmology and where it stands today!" -- Paul Halpern, Author of Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat

"Ethan Siegel takes us on an engaging journey from the smallest to the largest scales of space and time. He illuminates the path with abundant useful figures, and clearly explains the varied topics he tackles. His descriptions for how the Universe expands, depending upon what it is made of, are particularly nice. His prose exudes enthusiasm and passion — not just for the things we have learned, but for the scientific process. A great read for the science enthusiast." -- Robert Garisto, Editor, Physical Review Letters

"Ethan Siegel has achieved the rare feat of writing a textbook that reads like an engrossing page-turner. This is a book that belongs on the reading list of every undergraduate introduction to astrophysics and cosmology." -- Dr Roberto Trotta, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics at Imperial College, London, and author of 'The Edge of the Sky: All you need to know about the All-There-Is'

"With eloquence and clarity, Siegel tells us the story of the universe, from the (inferred) cosmic inflation and the Big Bang at the very beginning to the (predicted) Big Freeze at the very end. Beyond the Galaxy is one of those rare books that not only communicates scientific ideas, but communicates what science itself is all about." -- The Physics Mill

"Beyond the Galaxy is an excellent way for less cosmically minded physicists to fill in the gaps in their astronomy knowledge, and thereby transform 'things I've vaguely heard about' into 'things I actually know something about'." -- Physics World

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A look up at the night sky reveals a treasury of wonders. Even to the naked eye, the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and even a few star clusters and nebulae illuminate the heavens. For millennia, humans struggled to make sense of what's out there in the Universe, from all we can see to that which lies beyond the limits of even our most powerful telescopes. Beyond the Galaxy traces our journey from an ancient, Earth-centered Universe all the way to our modern, 21st century understanding of the cosmos. Touching on not only what we know but how we know it, Ethan Siegel takes us to the very frontiers of modern astrophysics and cosmology, from the birth of our Universe to its ultimate fate, and everything in between.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WSPC (November 26, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9814667161
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9814667166
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.92 x 9 inches
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Ethan has lived his life fascinated with one simple fact: we have the capacity to figure out definitive, scientific answers to even the deepest questions we can conceive about our physical reality. We do that by asking the right questions about the Universe, and then putting the Universe itself to the test. From where everything comes from to the Universe’s ultimate fate and all that lies between, he’s committed to figuring out and sharing the answers — what we know and how we know it — with anyone curious enough to listen.

A theoretical astrophysicist by training, Ethan now focuses on science communication full-time. He revels in telling scientifically accurate, beautifully illustrated stories about the Universe with the widest audience possible. He believes this Universe is the one thing we all have in common, and knowing our shared cosmic story should be for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, nationality, sexuality, education, or economic background.

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Customers find the book informative and insightful, providing a neat reference for all professions. They appreciate the author's writing style, which is well-written and engaging. The book takes readers on an interesting journey through the ages, explaining man's concepts of the universe and its evolution over time. Readers describe the book as fun to read and an eye-opening life-changing experience.

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"...some pretty meaty topics in an engaging, approachable, and thorough way - and acknowledges that not everyone has a Ph.D. in this stuff, and doesn't..." Read more

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If you have any interest in science, and/or wish to understand why everything exists as it does—and where it's all going? and how do we know? This book is for you. It's the best and most relevant History of Science resource I've ever encountered (and I've sought out a few—the TV series Connections and Cosmos come to mind). It not only brought my long-ago college level physics knowledge up to date, but captivated my 11 year old daughter (we read it over some weeks as a bed time story). The story is amazingly clear and concise, neither too technical nor too dumbed-down. And it's paced like a detective story, where the Universe is the culprit and we all together are the detectives, uncovering clues and solving pieces of the puzzle. Highly recommended!
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  • mousegle
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer for beginning space nerds and wannabe astrophysicists of ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2016
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    "This is not just the story of the Universe as we presently understand it, but also the story of how the scientific process works in general."

    That's why it must be the first page turner to contain meson diagrams.

    An excellent primer for beginning space nerds and wannabe astrophysicists of all professions, and a neat reference for the more advanced ones. The best part is that it shows the history and process of how science is made, including wrong assumptions and colorful personalities and simple rules to separate workable from useless theories. ("Can it make novel predictions that would be supported by experiments?") It emphasizes scientific understanding as an evolving process instead of a holy writ - something I happen to find particularly appealing both about this book and about science as my own profession.

    In addition, the author succeeds in addressing lay audience in a colloquial style that still never doubts the intelligence or logic of the reader. Combine that with the sense of humor and the fact that every time I started thinking "this is confusing, let me draw it out" there was a neat diagram on the very next page... I want a sequel, thank you.
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  • SC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
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    Incredibly insightful and well written. Ethan Siegal is one of the best writers in the world who is writing about scientific subjects. The fact that he actually IS a scientist means you get accurate information, and that's a hot commodity in science journalism today.
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  • Pablo Bridges
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very fun to read.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018
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    A really fun romp through the history of astronomy that is fun to read, thanks to the author's good writing skills, including some fascinating discussion of inflation and its implications. I thought the treatment of special and general relativity were extremely sparse, so you'll have to pursue that elsewhere, But most other topics about the structure of the cosmos and its evolution over time are well explained. Tons of color graphics provided.
    Pretty recent, although printed in 2016, it doesn't record the observation of gravitational waves in 2017.

    Definitely worth a read.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend. This book would be terrific as an audio ...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2017
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    We attended a lecture of his earlier in the month, and mid-lecture, we were on Amazon, purchasing a copy of this book. Highly recommend. This book would be terrific as an audio book, with him doing the voice work. He does a great job of approaching some pretty meaty topics in an engaging, approachable, and thorough way - and acknowledges that not everyone has a Ph.D. in this stuff, and doesn't hold it against them, or lord it over them. Bravo!
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  • Boris Petrov
    5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding book on astronomy
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    Well written in content and form, with very high scientific integrity -- the best I have found. Highly recommended
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  • Double Ott Rancher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting journey through the ages on man's concepts of the universe.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
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    Very interesting journey through the ages on man's concepts of the universe. Very interesting when discussing current concepts. Ties in current thinking on quantum mechanics, dark matter , dark energy etc. in a way that a non-astrophysicist (like me) can understand. NO MATH :)
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  • Neil C. Wilhelm
    4.0 out of 5 stars Modern cosmology in a compact and readable form
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016
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    A good updater on present cosmological thinking. I especially applaud his pointing out the weaknesses of current ideas; there is too little of this in modern science writing.
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  • Frederick Martello
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Everymans Cosmology I have ever Found!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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    I have read many astrophysics for the common man, Cosmology without the math, but Ethan Siegel has written the most wonderful, informative book on Cosmology...with Just enough math brilliantly explained so that even I understood every word! IT really is an eye opening life changing book. I heartily recommend it,and I rarely if ever do that. There is nothing to fear...it's good.
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  • Antonio Coelho
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exelent Book.
    Reviewed in Brazil on September 24, 2021
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    It's a amazing Book, I truly recomend. I saw many things that I even though to be true. Please, read this book if you realy want to know a bit more about the nature of our universe.
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  • マイケル
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommanded, great material!
    Reviewed in Japan on November 15, 2018
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    This book is well written, the author is also one of my favorite physicist Dr. Ethan Siegel. The book is written in a way that it is easy for non-physicists could understand. I highly recommand this book!
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  • Florin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2016
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    I was considering myself being knowledgeable in the subjects approached by this book but I was so wrong ! I am glad I red it as so many things clarified. Style is simple and concise even when Ethan goes to relatively complex explanations.
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  • ein kunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Even the paperback is full-color and printed on quality paper
    Reviewed in Germany on March 14, 2016
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    In the current description on Amazon it's not clear, but even in the "paperback" edition (at least, 978-9814667166 I have) the whole book is printed full-color on the glossy paper, much higher quality than the typical plain paperback book. The letters are big and easy to read. The book has 388 pages, not 300 like the description on Amazon.de claims, and that's good, because that's the number of pages in the hardcover version, so nothing is reduced. I'll comment on the content after I read the book. Potential buyers can sample author's style and approach in many of his articles on the web.
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  • Ian Liberman
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for the Novice and Experienced
    Reviewed in Canada on June 21, 2016
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    Ethan`s book was exceptionally entertaining and informative. I like his use of illustrations. Great book, Ethan.
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