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The Beginning of the Journey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2023

Luciano Rezzolla
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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main
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Gravity attracts – this is such an obvious phenomenon that writing this book was not necessary to stress it. Less obvious is that, even before it appears in the form of physical interaction, gravity attracts our attention and our imagination. As soon as we are born, before developing a conscious relationship with the physical universe, we already know gravity at an instinctive level. For the rest of our lives, it will represent the only one of the four fundamental interactions of which we will have conscious awareness. And from which we will often try to escape.

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The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity
A Journey to Discover Black Holes
, pp. 1 - 3
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Beginning of the Journey
  • Luciano Rezzolla, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main
  • Book: The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity
  • Online publication: 02 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009198776.001
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  • The Beginning of the Journey
  • Luciano Rezzolla, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main
  • Book: The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity
  • Online publication: 02 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009198776.001
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  • The Beginning of the Journey
  • Luciano Rezzolla, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main
  • Book: The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity
  • Online publication: 02 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009198776.001
Available formats
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