Ripples in Spacetime - Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, with a New Afterword

Ripples in Spacetime - Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, with a New Afterword
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Publisher : Belknap Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 0674237749
ISBN-13 : 9780674237742
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Download or read book Ripples in Spacetime - Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, with a New Afterword written by Govert Schilling and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The detection of gravitational waves--ripples in spacetime--has already been called the scientific coup of this century. Govert Schilling recounts the struggles that threatened to derail the quest and describes the detector's astounding precision, weaving far-reaching discoveries about the universe into a gripping story of ambition and perseverance.


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