
Astronomy is not difficult to read in comic form
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Book Introduction
From the ancient cosmologies of Thales and Plato,
Great discoveries by Galileo, Newton, Einstein, etc.
Up to the latest astronomical theories and issues, including quantum mechanics and string theory.
A variety of space stories accessible and fun through comics.
“Those who read this work will surely fall in love with astronomy.
“This is a completely new genre of work, clearly distinct from existing science textbooks!” - Ji Woong-bae (Space Dust)
The author, who has been using his own unique style to explain unfamiliar and difficult subjects such as philosophy and brain science in an easy and fun way through comics, has now presented an educational comic that richly captures the infinite world of space and astronomy.
If you are a beginner in astronomy who has become interested in space because you love space, you will probably have some questions.
How did ancient people imagine the universe? Why would anyone want to study astronomy? Why does philosophy intersect with the study of astronomy? How does astronomy differ from physics? … Astronomy is the science that studies the universe and its phenomena—stars, planets, galaxies, black holes, and more—through observation and theory.
However, astronomy is a field that is closely connected to various fields of study, such as philosophy, mathematics, physics, and quantum mechanics, and is, as the author says, a "huge pie" discipline that "embraces" many fields.
So how did the author portray this vast realm of astronomy?
This book is an educational comic book designed to provide a glance at the flow of astronomy, from the cosmology of ancient philosophers to cutting-edge modern theories.
Theories and quotes from scientists and astronomers, various scientific terms, and pieces of knowledge scattered throughout the vast universe have been meticulously compiled and compiled in a way that anyone can easily understand.
From the cosmology of ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Pythagoras, who laid the theoretical foundations of astronomy, to the astronomical discoveries of great scientists who raised 'big' questions about the universe and celestial bodies, to the latest astronomical theories and issues from theoretical physics such as quantum mechanics and string theory, these 'small pies' selected from this vast array of stories are woven together in a pleasant and sophisticated way with sensuous drawings and witty dialogue.
Great discoveries by Galileo, Newton, Einstein, etc.
Up to the latest astronomical theories and issues, including quantum mechanics and string theory.
A variety of space stories accessible and fun through comics.
“Those who read this work will surely fall in love with astronomy.
“This is a completely new genre of work, clearly distinct from existing science textbooks!” - Ji Woong-bae (Space Dust)
The author, who has been using his own unique style to explain unfamiliar and difficult subjects such as philosophy and brain science in an easy and fun way through comics, has now presented an educational comic that richly captures the infinite world of space and astronomy.
If you are a beginner in astronomy who has become interested in space because you love space, you will probably have some questions.
How did ancient people imagine the universe? Why would anyone want to study astronomy? Why does philosophy intersect with the study of astronomy? How does astronomy differ from physics? … Astronomy is the science that studies the universe and its phenomena—stars, planets, galaxies, black holes, and more—through observation and theory.
However, astronomy is a field that is closely connected to various fields of study, such as philosophy, mathematics, physics, and quantum mechanics, and is, as the author says, a "huge pie" discipline that "embraces" many fields.
So how did the author portray this vast realm of astronomy?
This book is an educational comic book designed to provide a glance at the flow of astronomy, from the cosmology of ancient philosophers to cutting-edge modern theories.
Theories and quotes from scientists and astronomers, various scientific terms, and pieces of knowledge scattered throughout the vast universe have been meticulously compiled and compiled in a way that anyone can easily understand.
From the cosmology of ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Pythagoras, who laid the theoretical foundations of astronomy, to the astronomical discoveries of great scientists who raised 'big' questions about the universe and celestial bodies, to the latest astronomical theories and issues from theoretical physics such as quantum mechanics and string theory, these 'small pies' selected from this vast array of stories are woven together in a pleasant and sophisticated way with sensuous drawings and witty dialogue.
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Reviewer's note
Introduction: Do you like space?
Chapter 1.
We were once the center of the universe - Ancient cosmology
Chapter 2.
The Greatest Intellectual Revolution - Heliocentrism
Chapter 3.
'Let there be Newton!' And everything became clear - Classical Mechanics
Chapter 4.
Einstein, the Beginning of a Legend - The Special Theory of Relativity
Chapter 5.
The World's Most Beautiful Scientific Theory - General Relativity
Chapter 6.
A Magical Moment in 20th-Century Astronomy - The Expanding Universe
Chapter 7.
In the Beginning, There Was a Big Bang - The Big Bang Theory I
Chapter 8.
Fossils of the Big Bang: Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation - The Big Bang Theory II
Chapter 9.
Inflationary Cosmology, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy - Big Bang Theory III
Chapter 10.
The Strangest Story in the Universe - Quantum Mechanics I
Chapter 11.
Despite the incomprehensibility - Quantum Mechanics II
Chapter 12.
Is the Universe a Vibrating String or a Membrane? - Superstring Theory
Acknowledgements
Americas
Glossary
References
Introduction: Do you like space?
Chapter 1.
We were once the center of the universe - Ancient cosmology
Chapter 2.
The Greatest Intellectual Revolution - Heliocentrism
Chapter 3.
'Let there be Newton!' And everything became clear - Classical Mechanics
Chapter 4.
Einstein, the Beginning of a Legend - The Special Theory of Relativity
Chapter 5.
The World's Most Beautiful Scientific Theory - General Relativity
Chapter 6.
A Magical Moment in 20th-Century Astronomy - The Expanding Universe
Chapter 7.
In the Beginning, There Was a Big Bang - The Big Bang Theory I
Chapter 8.
Fossils of the Big Bang: Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation - The Big Bang Theory II
Chapter 9.
Inflationary Cosmology, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy - Big Bang Theory III
Chapter 10.
The Strangest Story in the Universe - Quantum Mechanics I
Chapter 11.
Despite the incomprehensibility - Quantum Mechanics II
Chapter 12.
Is the Universe a Vibrating String or a Membrane? - Superstring Theory
Acknowledgements
Americas
Glossary
References
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Into the book
Since the first humans looked up at the night sky, it has been one of nature's most wondrous objects.
As Aristotle said, wonder is the beginning of knowledge.
All curiosity grows from admiration.
So, all learning is a flower that blooms from this one word.
… Reading astronomy is a science fiction experience that transcends the finite human intuition and embraces the worldview of the infinite universe.
Whenever I think about this, I think of the tagline from the movie The Matrix Reloaded:
“Whatever you imagine, you will see more than that!”
--- From "Introductory Remarks"
A baby's first leap begins the moment it first expands the boundaries of its universe.
I thought there was only my universe in this world, but I realized that you also have your own universe.
My universe expands as much as yours, and our universes become more abundant as we embrace each other.
Becoming an adult is a process of expanding the fence that is ours by bringing in something different from us.
--- From "We were once the center of the universe - Ancient cosmology"
Throughout human history, no idea has been as important or as shocking as the heliocentric theory.
Not because it revealed that the sun is the center of the universe, but because it revealed that the earth is not the center of the universe.
We live in the same world physically, but we experience different worlds psychologically.
A person's worldview determines his or her way of thinking and attitude toward life.
If so, perhaps the universe I envision is my own image.
--- From "The Greatest Intellectual Revolution - Heliocentrism"
‘An apple falls to the ground, but why doesn’t the moon?’ ‘Why doesn’t the moon fall but revolves around the Earth?’ … In fact, the moon is not not falling, it is falling.
What does that mean?
Let's say Mario throws an apple horizontally.
No matter how hard you throw the apple, gravity will pull it down and it will fall to the ground.
But let's say Mario gets super powers.
If you throw the apple harder and harder, it will follow the Earth's circular trajectory and eventually go around the Earth!
--- From "'Let there be Newton!' Then everything became bright - Classical Mechanics"
There is no absolute standard for saying that 'a cat moves at 10 km/h'.
We can only say, 'The cat passed me at 10 km/h' based on a relative object.
(And this is equivalent to saying 'I ran past the cat at 10 km/h.')
--- From "Einstein, the Beginning of a Legend - Special Theory of Relativity"
There is a symbolic experiment that is always mentioned when explaining quantum mechanics.
Have you heard of the double slit experiment? ... The double slit experiment is an experiment that fires electrons toward two slits.
The detector observes which of the two slits the electron passed through.
…fires electrons one by one toward the double slit.
If you shoot electrons with the detector turned off (without measuring which slit the electrons pass through), an interference pattern will appear on the opposite screen.
The strange thing is that when you turn on the detector (to see which slit the electron goes through) and shoot an electron, the electron only goes through one slit, either the right or the left, and two long lines are created on the opposite wall.
Can we, using common sense, accept that if we measure an electron, it passes through one slit, and if we don't measure it, it passes through both slits simultaneously?
--- From "The Strangest Story in the Universe, Despite Being Incomprehensible - Quantum Mechanics I, II"
String theory explains the properties of various particles in terms of the vibration patterns of strings.
All strings are the same, but different strings have different masses and different force charges depending on their vibration patterns.
“It’s similar to how different music comes out depending on the vibration pattern of a violin string.
String theory is also similar to music.
So it feels more beautiful.”
As Aristotle said, wonder is the beginning of knowledge.
All curiosity grows from admiration.
So, all learning is a flower that blooms from this one word.
… Reading astronomy is a science fiction experience that transcends the finite human intuition and embraces the worldview of the infinite universe.
Whenever I think about this, I think of the tagline from the movie The Matrix Reloaded:
“Whatever you imagine, you will see more than that!”
--- From "Introductory Remarks"
A baby's first leap begins the moment it first expands the boundaries of its universe.
I thought there was only my universe in this world, but I realized that you also have your own universe.
My universe expands as much as yours, and our universes become more abundant as we embrace each other.
Becoming an adult is a process of expanding the fence that is ours by bringing in something different from us.
--- From "We were once the center of the universe - Ancient cosmology"
Throughout human history, no idea has been as important or as shocking as the heliocentric theory.
Not because it revealed that the sun is the center of the universe, but because it revealed that the earth is not the center of the universe.
We live in the same world physically, but we experience different worlds psychologically.
A person's worldview determines his or her way of thinking and attitude toward life.
If so, perhaps the universe I envision is my own image.
--- From "The Greatest Intellectual Revolution - Heliocentrism"
‘An apple falls to the ground, but why doesn’t the moon?’ ‘Why doesn’t the moon fall but revolves around the Earth?’ … In fact, the moon is not not falling, it is falling.
What does that mean?
Let's say Mario throws an apple horizontally.
No matter how hard you throw the apple, gravity will pull it down and it will fall to the ground.
But let's say Mario gets super powers.
If you throw the apple harder and harder, it will follow the Earth's circular trajectory and eventually go around the Earth!
--- From "'Let there be Newton!' Then everything became bright - Classical Mechanics"
There is no absolute standard for saying that 'a cat moves at 10 km/h'.
We can only say, 'The cat passed me at 10 km/h' based on a relative object.
(And this is equivalent to saying 'I ran past the cat at 10 km/h.')
--- From "Einstein, the Beginning of a Legend - Special Theory of Relativity"
There is a symbolic experiment that is always mentioned when explaining quantum mechanics.
Have you heard of the double slit experiment? ... The double slit experiment is an experiment that fires electrons toward two slits.
The detector observes which of the two slits the electron passed through.
…fires electrons one by one toward the double slit.
If you shoot electrons with the detector turned off (without measuring which slit the electrons pass through), an interference pattern will appear on the opposite screen.
The strange thing is that when you turn on the detector (to see which slit the electron goes through) and shoot an electron, the electron only goes through one slit, either the right or the left, and two long lines are created on the opposite wall.
Can we, using common sense, accept that if we measure an electron, it passes through one slit, and if we don't measure it, it passes through both slits simultaneously?
--- From "The Strangest Story in the Universe, Despite Being Incomprehensible - Quantum Mechanics I, II"
String theory explains the properties of various particles in terms of the vibration patterns of strings.
All strings are the same, but different strings have different masses and different force charges depending on their vibration patterns.
“It’s similar to how different music comes out depending on the vibration pattern of a violin string.
String theory is also similar to music.
So it feels more beautiful.”
--- From "Is the Universe a Vibrating String or a Curtain? - Superstring Theory"
Publisher's Review
“Reading astronomy goes beyond the finite human intuition,
“It is a science fiction experience that embraces the worldview of the infinite universe.”
A delightful comic book about astronomy for space beginners
Astronomy is a science that deals with concepts such as space travel, black holes, and time distortion that we encounter in movies and novels, as well as the world that "exists but cannot be seen," such as dark matter and dark energy.
Understanding astronomy is an intellectual exploration that extends beyond our innate senses and expands our imagination beyond the boundaries of reality.
Even readers who are 'nullists', adults unfamiliar with formulas, or readers who are new to astronomy can enjoy this book without difficulty as long as they have at least a minimal curiosity about space.
This book introduces the world of astronomy in a more accessible way.
Characters humorously reflecting the actual clothing and hairstyles of scientists and astronomers appear, and familiar cartoon and movie characters such as Slam Dunk, Toy Story, Detective Conan, Super Mario, and Doraemon are placed throughout to provide a unique kind of fun.
From astronomers we've never known before to scientists we're familiar with, following the flow of this book to discover what they thought, what they said, and how they were evaluated in their time will naturally take you one step closer to the world of science.
The easiest way to space!
“Humans who are obsessed with space are wonderful.
A human being close to infinitesimal
Exploring the near infinite universe
Because it is such a wonderful thing.”
It is safe to say that this book visually and elegantly unfolds the flow and context of astronomy.
Examining the life stories of astronomers also greatly helps us understand the flow and context.
This book realistically and wittily recreates the moments of great astronomy discoveries through the voices of various characters, including William Herschel, who expanded the outer boundaries of the solar system by discovering Uranus, effectively doubling the size of the solar system itself; Friedmann and Lemaître, who predicted a dynamic universe based on Einstein's theory of relativity; Hubble, whose observation of the expanding universe gave strength to Lemaître's 'primordial atomic hypothesis' that the universe would have started from a single point if time were turned back; and Penzias and Wilson, who supported the Big Bang theory by accidentally discovering the cosmic microwave background.
It also presents an interesting story of the failures that followed astronomers' discoveries.
Even if we look at Einstein, who has become a legend, it is as if he withdrew the concept of the 'cosmological constant' that was designed to maintain the universe in a static state after Hubble's theory of universe expansion was introduced.
This book captures moments of astronomical discovery and failure, freeing scientists and astronomers from the stereotypes of "geniuses" or "elites," and allowing us to discover their human side, which touches our lives.
As the reviewer said, science is “a part of our lives.”
Readers will come to view science with a more familiar perspective, experience a sense of wonder, and expand their intellectual curiosity and depth of thought.
Anyone who has ever been drawn into the depths of space will readily appreciate the love and passion for astronomy revealed in this book.
As the editor puts it, this book is “a completely new genre, clearly distinct from existing science textbooks.”
As you follow the author's comic imagination and experiments, you will soon find yourself immersed deep into the mysteries of the universe that astronomers have been unraveling.
“It is a science fiction experience that embraces the worldview of the infinite universe.”
A delightful comic book about astronomy for space beginners
Astronomy is a science that deals with concepts such as space travel, black holes, and time distortion that we encounter in movies and novels, as well as the world that "exists but cannot be seen," such as dark matter and dark energy.
Understanding astronomy is an intellectual exploration that extends beyond our innate senses and expands our imagination beyond the boundaries of reality.
Even readers who are 'nullists', adults unfamiliar with formulas, or readers who are new to astronomy can enjoy this book without difficulty as long as they have at least a minimal curiosity about space.
This book introduces the world of astronomy in a more accessible way.
Characters humorously reflecting the actual clothing and hairstyles of scientists and astronomers appear, and familiar cartoon and movie characters such as Slam Dunk, Toy Story, Detective Conan, Super Mario, and Doraemon are placed throughout to provide a unique kind of fun.
From astronomers we've never known before to scientists we're familiar with, following the flow of this book to discover what they thought, what they said, and how they were evaluated in their time will naturally take you one step closer to the world of science.
The easiest way to space!
“Humans who are obsessed with space are wonderful.
A human being close to infinitesimal
Exploring the near infinite universe
Because it is such a wonderful thing.”
It is safe to say that this book visually and elegantly unfolds the flow and context of astronomy.
Examining the life stories of astronomers also greatly helps us understand the flow and context.
This book realistically and wittily recreates the moments of great astronomy discoveries through the voices of various characters, including William Herschel, who expanded the outer boundaries of the solar system by discovering Uranus, effectively doubling the size of the solar system itself; Friedmann and Lemaître, who predicted a dynamic universe based on Einstein's theory of relativity; Hubble, whose observation of the expanding universe gave strength to Lemaître's 'primordial atomic hypothesis' that the universe would have started from a single point if time were turned back; and Penzias and Wilson, who supported the Big Bang theory by accidentally discovering the cosmic microwave background.
It also presents an interesting story of the failures that followed astronomers' discoveries.
Even if we look at Einstein, who has become a legend, it is as if he withdrew the concept of the 'cosmological constant' that was designed to maintain the universe in a static state after Hubble's theory of universe expansion was introduced.
This book captures moments of astronomical discovery and failure, freeing scientists and astronomers from the stereotypes of "geniuses" or "elites," and allowing us to discover their human side, which touches our lives.
As the reviewer said, science is “a part of our lives.”
Readers will come to view science with a more familiar perspective, experience a sense of wonder, and expand their intellectual curiosity and depth of thought.
Anyone who has ever been drawn into the depths of space will readily appreciate the love and passion for astronomy revealed in this book.
As the editor puts it, this book is “a completely new genre, clearly distinct from existing science textbooks.”
As you follow the author's comic imagination and experiments, you will soon find yourself immersed deep into the mysteries of the universe that astronomers have been unraveling.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 16, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 324 pages | 552g | 148*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194273158
- ISBN10: 1194273157
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