- Fiction in English, Interstellar matter, Fiction, Science fiction
The novel's plot revolves around the consequences of the Earth's sun being blocked out by an "intelligent" black cloud.
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- Author
- Fred Hoyle
- First published
- 1957
- Pages
- 223
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group, Heinemann, Harper & Brothers
- Editions
- 36
- Language
- und, English, gre
- ISBN
- 9780899683447
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Sir Fred Hoyle was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of the "Big Bang" theory (a term coined by him on BBC Radio) in favor of the "steady-state model", and his promotion of panspermia as the origin of life on Earth. He spent most of his working life at St John's College, Cambridge and served as the founding director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Cambridge. Hoyle also wrote science fiction novels, short stories and radio plays, co-created television serials, and co-authored twelve books with
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