Secretos del Universo

by Paul Murdin, Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro (Translator)

El investigador profesional y gran divulgador Paul Murdin ofrece en esta obra original y sorprendente una visión innovadora de la astronomía. Por medio de un discurso centrado en la emoción del descubrimiento, Murdin propone un recorrido por todos los grandes temas de la astronomía antigua y moderna, con un énfasis especial en los hallazgos que más han influido en el cambio de nuestra visión acerca del lugar que ocupamos en el cosmos. La orientación histórica del relato permite a Murdin destacar los aspectos humanos de la empresa científica, con multitud de anécdotas y detalles personales acerca de los autores de los descubrimientos, con datos clave acerca del contexto en el que se desarrollaron, y con el acento puesto en el carácter de proceso de toda investigación científica. Una obra que reconoce las contribuciones de las mujeres y de los hombres de todo el mundo en el esfuerzo de generaciones que ha llevado a nuestra visión actual del cosmos, un cuadro que sigue en estado de boceto y que nos deparará aún muchas sorpresas.

Genres: Science, Astronomy, Nonfiction, Space

341 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Yuniar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got it from Big Bad Wolf Book Fair 2017. It's in English so I review it in this. The book tells about the universe in detailed explanation, start from the planet (each planet until page 80th), meteors & meteorite, the origin of the moon, the dynamic universe like interstellar, black holes, nebulae, supernovae, exoplanets, supermassive black hole and so on. It really helps, at least for me, it's wonderful, I get to know so many things about Universe. For that matter, this book is highly recommended...!!

[Geoff Newson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's an interesting book with bite size topics so you can easily pick it up and read a couple in a spare moment.

[Becca Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide to the discoveries that underpin our understanding of the universe. The discrete chapters are not intended to be read sequentially in large sittings and as a result the writing can feel repetitive and the order of chapters is often random. As a book intended for the general public it is very good and I can respect the amount of time and effort it takes to make something this good. I just wish there were more equations and diagrams - but I guess I'm looking for a textbook and not a nonfiction pop-science book like this one. Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend it to people who want to know more about the universe and how our universe was discovered.

[Stefan Barbu · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book that just shows you how far mankind has gone in the search for understanding the meaning of life and how we came to be. The more you read astronomy and cosmology the more you tend to realize that religion has nothing to do with it.
It's a great book for a curios beginner in the world of astronomy.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice book, mostly about how we discovered things and how we did it i liked it though!