The Violent Universe
A look at the most violent events that occur in our Universe, from supernovae and hypernovae to the cause of gamma ray bursts and what was the biggest explosion of all - the Big Bang origin of the Universe itself.
Ian Morison is an astronomer and astrophysicist who served as the 35th Gresham Professor of Astronomy.
(from gresham.ac.uk)
| The Violent Universe |
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