{"product_id":"9781837731015","title":"The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries : ...And Other Amazing Cosmic Facts","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Scudder, Jillian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMathematics \u0026amp; science\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 September 2023 by ICON BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 252 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 18 | 196g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn offbeat guided tour of the Universe, focusing on weird and wonderful facts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstrophysicist Dr Jillian Scudder knows more than most of us what a surreal place the Universe can be. In this light-hearted book she delves into some of the more arcane facts that her work has revealed, and tells us how we have actually managed to discover these amazing truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know: the galaxy is flatter than a credit card; supermassive black holes can sing a super-low B flat; it rains iron on a brown dwarf, and diamonds on Neptune; you could grow turnips on Mars if its soil weren't full of rocket fuel; the Universe is beige, on average; Jupiter's magnetic field will short-circuit your spacecraft - and, of course, the Milky Way smells of rum and raspberries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238577139971,"sku":"9781837731015","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781837731015_9d181935-e26c-4a01-9dbe-74ba6c2b4f1d.jpg?v=1731414832","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781837731015","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}