JOHN TAYLOR - Black Holes. The End of the Universe?

Great Britain, Fontana/Collins, 1975. Fourth Impression, Binding: Softcover, Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Paperback Black Holes violate some of the most sacrosanct laws of the natural world, and represent the ultimate unknowable where time and space end. They are so far beyond anything met in nature that they turn science into science-fiction. They are the ultimate doomsday weapon, capable of bringing death within twenty millionths of a second. How are they known? How are they formed? What is their power? To what will they lead? This is thhe first book which explains how stars burn out and suffer gravitational collapse, thereby posing one of the most awesome threats to modern physics. Slight wear to cover.