Space Oddities

The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

English language

Published July 18, 2024 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

ISBN:
9780385549035

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4 stars (1 review)

3 editions

"Nature does not yield its secrets easily; they must be fought for."

4 stars

I adore reading books about cosmology and physics, and I am the perfect audience for them. Just smart enough to get the gist (let's just say I barely passed Astronomy and Physics 101), but just dumb enough that I can read the same information over and over again and be amazed by our universe's mystery and complexity every time.

I did get lost in the weeds at times during this book, but overall Cliff does an excellent job at delivering an approachable and engaging read, while still not skimping on the hard science. I'm definitely interested in reading his first book now. ("How to make an apple pie from scratch"... actually I may have already read it. This is why I need to track my books.) This is not the best book if you want an overview of the fundamentals, although Cliff does a good job of covering concepts as …

Subjects

  • Astronomy