Book Reviews – Page 3 – Astronomy Now

12 December 2024

Hubble’s Universe

5 May 2015 Owen Brazell

Rather than choosing to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope’s silver anniversary with another coffee table book of iconic images, author Terence Dickinson offers his own take on the orbiting observatory’s top discoveries, says Owen Brazell.

The Science of Interstellar

5 May 2015 Keith Cooper

It is not often that a major Hollywood science fiction film uses hard science as one of its primary drivers. In Interstellar, this is thanks primarily to the involvement of Professor Kip Thorne of Caltech, writes reviewer Keith Cooper.

New Stars for Old: Stories from the History of Astronomy

28 April 2015 Astronomy Now

Mark Read intersperses historical fact with dramatic fiction in a series of 20 reinterpreted stories about key figures in the history of astronomy, from Aristotle to Newton.

Celestial Messengers – Cosmic Rays

24 April 2015 Astronomy Now

Mario Bertolotti’s book on cosmic rays can also be read as the scientific process in action, a story that goes hand-in-hand with research into particle physics.

Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems

24 April 2015 Astronomy Now

Well-known astronomer and writer Stephen James O’Meara has taken James Dunlop’s 19th century opus as the basis for his survey of 120 southern sky objects for the modern astronomer.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

27 March 2015 Astronomy Now

Collins and the Royal Greenwich Observatory have produced a third masterful assortment of some of the best astrophotographs in the world.

Hubble’s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images

28 February 2015 Astronomy Now

Any book dealing with the greatest discoveries of Hubble is likely to be subjective but most of the iconic images are covered here.

Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer’s Guide

18 October 2014 Astronomy Now

In this newly updated book, Gerald North gently walks the reader though the fascinating world that is our nearest neighbour in space.

From Dust to Life

10 October 2014 Astronomy Now

As its subtitle suggests, this book sets out to describe ‘The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System’ as seen through the work of generations of scientists who have contributed to the picture we now have.