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  • Our Universe

  • An Astronomer’s Guide
  • By: Jo Dunkley
  • Narrated by: Jo Dunkley
  • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (80 ratings)

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Our Universe

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Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the big bang. But few of us understand more than the bare facts about the universe we call home. What is really out there? How did it all begin? Where are we going?

Jo Dunkley begins in Earth's neighborhood, explaining the nature of the solar system, the stars in our night sky, and the Milky Way. She then moves out past nearby galaxies - and back in time - to the horizon of the observable universe, which contains over a hundred billion galaxies, each with billions of stars, many orbited by planets, some of which may host life. These visible objects in space sit in a web of dark matter, mysterious stuff we cannot see or yet understand. Dunkley traces the evolution of the universe from the big bang 14 billion years ago, past the birth of the sun and our planets, to today and beyond. She explains cutting-edge debates about such perplexing phenomena as the accelerating expansion of the universe and the possibility that our universe is only one of many.

Our Universe conveys with authority and grace the thrill of scientific discovery and a contagious enthusiasm for the endless wonders of space-time.

©2019 Jo Dunkley (P)2019 Tantor
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Wonderful Book

Wonderful book. Enjoyed every bit, from beginning to end. highly recommended. Thank you for all the time and effort put into this project.

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Wonderful

Wonderful little history of cosmology. This is the type of book that gets you hooked on astronomy.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

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A Slam Dunk(ley) of a book!

Jo "Slam" Dunkley scores big with this simple and easy to understand overview of the cosmos! I'm a huge fan.

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Outstanding!!!

Clear, concise, compellingly read, with fantastic word pictures to illuminate complex concepts and the realities of our universe as we current understand it. Jo Dunkley is a great narrator and author. I regret I’m unable to sit in her lectures and I’m sure they are captivating.

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Give me more!!!

This is one of the few audiobooks I keep coming back to. Might be a weird comment, but I really enjoy the way Dr. Dunkley organizes and presents ideas.
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I want Dr. Dunkley to narrate every book I listen to. Tone is calm, energy is welcoming and invites curiosity. Material is communicated very well.

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Great book!

From the narrator all the way down to the subject matter. All around a wonderful listen.

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Interesting

Information and content
Was very real read and thorough ,
Would like to read more by this author

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This book reignited the wonder I felt as a child more than half a century ago as I looked up at the stars!!

I never write reviews, and particularly not for non-fiction, but I recommend this to any reader who likes any genre. It has all the drama of great fiction, the excitement of an adventure story, the thrill of a detective mystery and expands your imagination like science fiction. It captures your attention from the first page and makes highly complex theories of the origins of our universe relevant and comprehensible to everyone. The book is extremely well organized, referenced and written, and Ms Dunkley's reading of it in her melodic British accent makes the concepts easy to understand. She must be a terrific teacher!!

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Elegant explanations

elegant explanations of complex and simple phenomena. Starts slow and goes through the history and evidence of each scientific discovery.

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Really good

One of the better space etc books I have listened too. Got into the facts and theories not just idolize the theorists. Loved the start! Solid book would rec

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