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Bob Berman takes you on a stellar journey in this collection of twenty-five essays that display a lively mix of science, astounding facts, personal anecdotes, and sheer playfulness. Complex, mind-stretching scientific topics become understandable in human terms as Berman links astronomy to our lives. He explores strange new mysteries raised by recent discoveries, and covers areas that haven't been discussed anywhere else before. From the "night terrors" that have haunted humankind since time immemorial to the penniless eccentric who sleeps inside the revolutionary telescope he designed, Berman's scope ranges far and wide.
Cosmic Adventure explains aspects of the physical world that have often piqued our curiosity. Who gets to name the stars? What would an alien invasion really be like? What's the inside story behind space program disasters? Why was the early Hubble goof avoidable? What's the only original idea in recent science? Why does time probably not exist at all?
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Author of Secrets of the Night Sky and Discover magazine's "Sky Lights" column, Bob Berman is the director of the Overlook and Cobb-Matthieson Observatories and lives near Woodstock, New York.
This book is not a guide but a collection of 25 essays on a wide variety of scientific and astronomic topics. In his personal and playful style, Berman explores and explains why time does not exist, who names the stars, the Certainty Principle, and how to kill time when flying?something this reviewer put to use recently. Readers already familiar with Berman's long-running column "Night Watchman" in Discover magazine or his popular book Secrets of the Night Sky (Morrow, 1995) know what to expect, and others are in for a treat. The essays are thought-provoking, filled with fascinating facts, and always delivered with a sense of fun. Highly recommended for public libraries.?James Olson, Northeastern Illinois Univ. Lib., Chicago
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0688144950
- ISBN 13 9780688144951
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