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bringlaurasnacks's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.25
jacobslatingbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Very witty, incredibly edifying, but my enjoyment of such a brilliant book was hampered by me being in a minor slump and it being approximately 600 pages of scientific discovery..
kwagaman's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I went into this one with the wrong expectations. I was expecting a history of everything (i.e. how things in the natural world came to be and how they work). This seemed to be much more focused on the people making groundbreaking discoveries throughout history.
Still, an interesting read and probably my most highlighted yet. Much dryer than his other books that I have read.
krin5292's review
4.0
I think this will be the book that I will go back to again and again. There were so many interesting facts to learn, and I enjoyed reading about how various scientists discovered new information that often surprised them. I liked reading about William Herschel's discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781 and how he wanted to name it after King George III (Georgium Sidus). I also liked learning about prehistoric guinea pigs the size of cows.