A black hole is not a hole : updated and expanded edition

A black hole is not a hole Updated and expanded edition

Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano

Book - 2021

"An accessible introduction to black holes: what they are, how they form, and how scientists find them. This expanded edition includes updated facts and a new chapter on the first-ever photograph of a black hole"--

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Subjects
Black holes (Astronomy) > Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Genres
Instructional and educational works
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano (author)
Other Authors
Michael (Illustrator) Carroll (illustrator)
Edition
Updated and expanded edition
Physical Description
iii, 84 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Audience
Ages 9-12
Grades 4-6
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781623543082
9781623543099
9781713784487
  • Introduction
  • 1. Places with Pull
  • 2. The Pulling Power of a Black Hole
  • 3. Black-Hole Beginnings
  • 4. The Blackness of Black Holes
  • 5. Mission Impossible? Seeking the Invisible
  • 6. Supersized Surprises
  • 7. Picturing a Black Hole
  • 8. Close Encounters of the Imaginary Kind
  • 9. Turning the Universe Upside Down
  • Time Line
  • Glossary
  • Author's Note
  • Resources
  • Image Credits
  • Index

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