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Black holes /

An expert astronomer explains the phenomenon. Black holes. What even are they? In brief, a black hole is a region of spacetime so curved by gravity that even light cannot escape it. Peculiar objects, and notoriously difficult to understand, black holes are a fascinating fusion of the simple and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bloomer, Ed (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021.
Series:	Royal Observatory Greenwich illuminates.
Subjects:	Black holes (Astronomy)

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