bibliocat's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.75
This book was a Christmas gift in 2020. Although it took me awhile to get to it (and a month to read through it), I liked it. This is a general science book focusing on the author's choice of the 250 most important events in space science, arranged chronologically from the start of the universe, to the end of the universe. Each set of facing pages is one topic, with a photograph or artist illustration on the right side, and text on the left side. The photos are gorgeous. The book even has some info at the end on planned space missions in the near future. I was gratified that Carl Sagan's Cosmos earned a spot in this book, since I thought a rewatch would be great while reading this.
Only a quarter star off because any general book that has a breadth of information lacks depth. It's a great reference book for kids (and curious adults) as a jumping off point to some deeper stellar searches. There are also other science books by the same publisher in the same organized format, such as The Earth Book, The Math Book, The Physics Book, etc. I liked The Space Book enough that I'd be interested in checking those out as well.
Only a quarter star off because any general book that has a breadth of information lacks depth. It's a great reference book for kids (and curious adults) as a jumping off point to some deeper stellar searches. There are also other science books by the same publisher in the same organized format, such as The Earth Book, The Math Book, The Physics Book, etc. I liked The Space Book enough that I'd be interested in checking those out as well.
johnlandbenji's review
informative
4.75
This book on space teaches from the big bang, to the end of the universe with all major events, missions, and discoveries in between. It has high quality photos in some parts. It covers lots of astronomy theories and my favorite was Focault’s Pendulum to describe how the solar system worked.
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