Sir Brian May announces ‘gripping’ new book with never-before-seen feature | Books | Entertainment
Aside from being a rock star as Queen’s guitarist, Sir Brian May has a number of other prominent interests from animal rights campaigning to astrophysics and the 3D illusions of stereoscopy.Today, the 77-year-old made a surprise appearance at AstroFest, the world's leading astronomy festival, held in London’s Kensington Conference and Events Centre.Sir Brian, who holds a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College, announced to an audience of several hundred that under his publishing house, The London Stereoscopic Company, he will release a groundbreaking new book – the first ever to explore the wonders of galaxies in 3-D.Galaxies 3-D: Islands in Infinity is being written by leading astronomer Professor Derek Ward-Thompson and edited by Sir Brian himself.The 3-D pictures are the creation ...