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Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Ev

by Neil Degrasse Tyson

A question-led journey through the cosmos

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A question-led journey through the cosmos

Neil deGrasse Tyson frames astronomy explanations through Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy who answers questions posed by adults and children. The book ranges from familiar subjects—gravity, light, space, and time—to the workings of stars and galaxies, including how they rotate, explode, and collapse. Merlin’s playful conversations with figures such as Newton, Einstein, and Hubble provide an imaginative frame for the science, while occasional cartoons help clarify ideas. The structure brings together broad cosmic topics and questions about how the universe works, making this an introductory tour rather than a single-topic astronomy guide.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults and children with questions about astronomy and the wider universe
  • Readers seeking an accessible introduction to topics such as gravity, light, stars, and galaxies
  • Those who enjoy science explanations presented through a fictional character and cartoons

Themes

Astronomy and the universeGravity, light, space, and timeStars and galaxiesScience communication through fictional framing

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Book overview

A USA Today bestseller!

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.

In Neil deGrasse Tyson's delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda Galaxy, has observed firsthand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time--da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble. While Merlin occasionally recounts playful conversations with these luminaries, all questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, and an occasional rhyme. With the help of intermittent humorous cartoons, Merlin clarifies the details of familiar phenomena like gravity, light, space, and time, and travels to distant stars and galaxies to describe what makes them tick, rotate, explode, and collapse.

Merlin's Tour of the Universe is perfect for anyone who harbors burning questions on how the cosmos works.

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