{"product_id":"forty-ways-to-know-a-star","title":"Forty Ways To Know A Star","description":"\u003cp\u003eStars, the building blocks of the universe, are simply luminous spheres of plasma held together by gravity, but there are many kinds and many remarkable examples. Astoundingly, there are at least 100 billion stars in our galaxy and an estimated two trillion galaxies in our visible universe. Understanding the birth, life, and death of stars is key to a knowledge of astronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e40 Ways to Know a Star\u003c\/em\u003e offers forty short essays that explore everything from the Milky Way to planetary nebulae, from how a star is born to the colors of stars, each enhanced by a color illustration or graphic image. Dr. Scudder, whose popular Astroquizzical blog features an engaging \"ask an astronomer\" format, writes in a way that makes complex physics accessible. Magnificent imagery of the heavens, including ten color plates featuring NASA photographs, makes this space book as enticing as it is informative. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eASTROPHYSICS EXPERT: Dr. Jillian Scudder is an astrophysicist and Associate Professor of Physics at Oberlin College, Ohio. She hosts and writes Astroquizzical, a blog in which she tackles some of the mysteries of the universe by answering space-related questions from the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eACCESSIBLE CONTENT: This unique science book helps any reader understand our universe; it is full of charts and distinctive color illustrations that give clear and accessible explanations of the content and a resource page for further exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eASTRONOMY GIFT: Beautifully designed inside and out, the book’s cover features gold foil to highlight the stellar content, making it an excellent coffee table book or gift for astronomy enthusiasts of all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover. 192 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Jillian Scudder is an astrophysicist and Associate Professor of Physics at Oberlin College, Ohio. She has been writing about astronomy for a general audience since 2013, when she began the blog Astroquizzical, answering reader queries about the Universe. Her work has been published in Nautilus, Forbes, and The Conversation. Her published books include Astroquizzical (MIT Press, 2022) and The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries (Icon Books, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66825404285232,"sku":"20229","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0415\/9941\/files\/Forty-Ways-To-Know-A-Star-1.jpg?v=1779134953","url":"https:\/\/omoionline.sbs\/products\/forty-ways-to-know-a-star","provider":"Omoi Life Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}