Astronomy
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In 2007, The Times invited Dr Tim O'Brien, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics at Jodrell Bank Observatory to select the very best Astronomy books for the general reader |
These are the top Astronomy books listed in the special review, with many comments from the article...
The realm of the Nebulae by Edwin Hubble
"A pioneering view of the universe"
Nightwatch: A practical Guide to viewing the universe by Terence Dickinson
"One of the best handbooks"
Turn left at Orion. A hundred night sky objects to see in a small telescope and how to find them by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M Davies
"Does what it says on the tin"
A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking and Leonid Mlodinow
"An update of a classic"
Bad Astronomy Misconceptions and misuses revealed, from Astrology to the Moon landing "Hoax" by Philip C. Plait
"Explains the science and debunks the myths" Lined to the Bad Astronomy website here
The Space Race The battle to rule the heavens by Deborah Cadbury
"Highly readable"
Astronomy, 365 Days by Jerry T Bonnell and Robert J Nemiroff
"Beautiful images"
The Planets by Dava Sobel
"A mixture of science, history and myth"
"Bang! The complete history of the universe by Brian May, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott
"A gloriously illustrated account of our current view of the Universe"
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