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24 alternatives to Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
What is the nature of space and time?
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A short and sweet textbook on Einstein’s theory of relativity
2021 · ramp-book.com · its alternatives →
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A lively presentation of the theory of relativity.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Lean and lucid descriptions of modern physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Atlas of Spacefree▲770Hello HN! Sharing a recent side project of mine, the Atlas of Space, that I built out to explore the Solar System. As a long-time space nerd, I realized recently that I didn't have a good intuition on the scale, speed, and relative orientation of the celestial bodies around us. So over the break I built out a kind of spatial Wikipedia to click around and learn about planets, moons, asteroids, and other bodies orbiting the Sun. The physics is all simulated in the browser using simple Newtonian mechanics. There's a lot left to do from here, including modeling objects in non-Keplerian orbits…
2025 · atlasof.space · its alternatives →
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Cosmos ▲66Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Einstein’s relativity, symmetry, and space-time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The bestselling guide to modern physics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Cosmic-Watch▲73The World’s first 3D astronomical clock & stunning skyguide
2020 · cosmic-watch.com · its alternatives →
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The History and Meaning of Einstein's Masterpiece
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Photographs from the Archives of NASA
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
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Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The astounding interconnectedness of the universe
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world
2015 · fakescience.org · its alternatives →
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