29 7 / 2012
In Caleb Scharf’s forthcoming book, Gravity’s Engines, the focus is on
the observed and observable properties of astrophysical black holes. The
subtitle—How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life
in the Cosmos—may be a trifle grandiose, but the book itself is an
excellent overview of the state of black hole research. In fact, to
explain why black holes are so important, Scharf provides a tour of much
of modern astronomy and cosmology along with some requisite history, an
impressive feat for such a relatively short book. #science #astronomy (via BO.LT)
