The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained: Audiobook
Part of Big Ideas
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Thomas Judd (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Thomas Judd
Thomas Judd narrates 163 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,449 hours in all.
About as long, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf
57 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is an audiobook by DK: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Thomas Judd, released January 23, 2020, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Thomas Judd
- Released
- January 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Astronomy & Physics
- Series
- Big Ideas
- ISBN
- 9780241459249
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained as an audiobook?
The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained?
The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is narrated by Thomas Judd.
Is The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.