Instituto de Física y Astronomía

April 23, 2015. IFA News

On thursday last, April 23, during the "III Feria del Libro de Beauchef" of the Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile, Editorial Universitaria launched the book "Agujeros Negros en el Universo". One of its three authors, Dra. Patricia Arévalo  professor and investigator  at our Instituto de Física y Astronomía of the U. de Valparaíso, talked about how the book was conceived and undertaken, including some lovely anecdotes in this experience of taking astronomy to the general public in a scientific and approachable way. The authors remembered Carl Sagan, astronomer and public figure regarding outreach in astronomy, and who is no longer among us, who lead the way in this type of endeavour. The other co-authors are Dr. Paulina Lira (Departamento de Astronomia de la Universidad de Chile) and Dr. Nelson Padilla (Instituto de Astrofisica, Pontificia U. Catolica de Chile). The book may be acquired at Salón de Ventas in Alameda 1050 - Casa Central Universidad de Chile - Santiago. Telephone: (56)-2- 2896 89 60 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Image: Patricia Arévalo speaking beside coauthors  Paulina Lira and Nelson Padilla. 

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