Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact - Keith Cooper

Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact

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Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2025
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-78914-994-4 (ISBN)
18,70 inkl. MwSt
Surveys
the realism of planets in sci-fi films like Star Wars and
Dune.
Have
you ever wondered what it would be like to watch a double sunset on Tatooine,
stand among the sand dunes of Arrakis, or gaze at a gas-giant planet from the
moon of Pandora? In Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science
Fact, Keith Cooper explores the fictional planets from films such
as Star Wars, Dune and
Avatar, and discusses how realistic they are based on our
current scientific understanding and astronomical observations. The real
exoplanets astronomers are now discovering are truly stranger than fiction,
as the author shows. Featuring insights from over a dozen scientists and
award-winning science fiction authors, including Charlie Jane Anders, Stephen
Baxter and Alastair Reynolds, Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and
Science Fact is perfect for readers of popular science and fans of
science fiction.

Keith Cooper is a science journalist who has written for New Scientist, Physics World, Sky & Telescope, Space.com and Supercluster, among others. He has a degree in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Manchester and has edited Astronomy Now magazine for nearly 20 years. His books include The Contact Paradox (2019).

1
Strange, New Worlds                                                                     


2 Home Away From Home                                                               


3 Lands of Sand                                                                                 


4 Ocean Worlds                                                                                 


5 Worlds of Always Winter                                                   


6 The Worlds of Always-Day and Always-Night                 

7 Lands of the Rising Suns                                                    


8 Exomoons                                                                                       


9 Weird Worlds                                                                                 


10 Ecumenopolises                                                                            


Epilogue

                                                                                                                                   


Bibliography                                                                                                              


Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.3.2025
Zusatzinfo 12 colour illustrations
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
ISBN-10 1-78914-994-0 / 1789149940
ISBN-13 978-1-78914-994-4 / 9781789149944
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