A review by mark_lm
The Day We Found the Universe by Marcia Bartusiak

4.0

A good history of astronomy from the late 19th century to the 1930s that discusses the discovery of the true significance of spiral nebulae, the size of the universe and its expansion. Other advances during this time, e.g. the nature and classification of stars, are mostly not discussed. Many later misconceptions about who did what are debunked, and there is fascinating discussion of the people involved with no attempt to gloss over their often too human characteristics.