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Acknowledgments | p. vii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Sun | |
Look. Don't Touch. | p. 17 |
What's That Bright Thing Made Of? | p. 33 |
Fusion: Energy Hidden in Plain Sight | p. 45 |
Black Holes | |
Old Gravity and New Gravity | p. 67 |
Black Holes in Relativity | p. 85 |
The Lives of Stars | p. 95 |
Black Hole Hunting | p. 123 |
Gravitational Waves | p. 147 |
Dark Matter-Dark Energy | |
Galactic Scale | p. 159 |
What is Dark Matter? | p. 167 |
All the Way Out | p. 195 |
Dark Energy, Antigravity, and Einstein's Fudge | p. 205 |
A Step Back to Earth | |
Road Maps | p. 217 |
Science as it is Written | p. 245 |
Glossary | p. 261 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 265 |
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