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    Jun 11, 2020 4 minutes

    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    But good even if you’re not in a hurry

    ■ Author: Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    ■ Publisher: Norton

    ■ Price: £13.99 / $18.95

    ■ Release: Out now

    Somewhere between research paper jargon and equations, Einstein wrote: “If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” If there was any doubt that renowned astrophysicist and TV host Neil DeGrasse Tyson didn’t really know his stuff before he wrote Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, then consider it removed.

    This book belies such a weighty and expansive subject – you could almost carry it around in your pocket. The font is large and double-spaced, and Tyson discusses some of the bleeding edge of astrophysics

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