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First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, by Emma Chapman

First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time,: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, audiobook runs 7.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Emma Chapman (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.8listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.8 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, is an audiobook by Emma Chapman: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Chapman, released November 26, 2020, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.8 hrs
Narrated by
Emma Chapman
Released
November 26, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781472978790

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, audiobook?

First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is the First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, audiobook free?

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Who narrates First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time,?

First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time, is narrated by Emma Chapman.