50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know [Hardcover] Howard Hughes

by Giles Sparrow

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Genres: Science, Astronomy, Nonfiction, Physics

208 pages, Hardcover

Published July 7, 2016

Reviews

[Peter Fox · Rating 2 out of 5]

50 Ideas you really need to know about Astronomy

This should be a good book. 4 pages on each concept, lots of diagrams, boxes explaining facets and a short one line conclusion at the end. However, it never really seemed to make any of it feel interesting or come to life in any way. I found it to be very dry and most of the content instantly forgettable. I'm not sure if this book is more suited to someone with a background in astronomy or if it is just tepid writing, but nothing really seemed to go in and even after having read one of the ideas, I felt no better off for it.

[Thiago Almeida · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinante! Os nomes dados pra eventos, matérias estelares são muito legais: repetidores de raios gama moles, magnetars, teorema da calvície, MACHOS e WIMPS. Os astrônomos são divertidos.

[Chris Seltzer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't a bad introduction to astronomy but it skips a lot of the astrophysics foundations.

It also has relatively poor coverage of both astrobiology and cosmology, leaning toward the pop culture hyperbolic.

I would assume that a general audience would be much more interested in the practical topics related to astronomy like telescopes, observatories, skywatching, space exploration, and astronomy's impact on culture.

The book also completely lacks a historical perspective of the discipline so it's hard for a reader to get a sense of where these ideas come from and where the discipline is headed.

Another notable absence is coverage of the interstellar medium and nebulae.

[Lucas Correa · Rating 5 out of 5]

uma ótima introdução a temas mais profundos e complexos da astronomia, sempre com uma pitada de história, já que ambas andam juntas em um mesmo espaço-tempo. Não espere que este livro seja um compêndio cheio de detalhes e minúcias, e mais como um guia para novos temas e como uma catapulta para um novo universo.

muito boa a leitura, amei :-)

[Jorge Schumacher · Rating 5 out of 5]

O livro explica de forma clara e simples conceitos como migração planetária, planetas-anões, luas oceânicas, exoplanetas, multiverso, supernovas, gigantes vermelhas, estrelas pulsantes, zona de goldilocks, quasares e galáxias ativas, entre vários outros.

[Emery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it.

[Jabeen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A consice collection of important information one need to know if interested in astronomy.

[R Thomson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Doesn't assume any previous knowledge on the part of the reader, which is great for the beginner to Astronomy. Excellent descriptions and very well laid out.

[Ruan Pablo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente obra, explica diversos conceitos de forma detalhada.

[tuqa ✦ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't even remember finishing it because of how boring it is

[Dan Burke-Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

What's up with the extremely small text on grey backgrounds, though?

[sbs transit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great summary honestly

[Douglas Cavanellas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gostei muito deste livro. Para os entusiastas da área é um prato cheio. Científico no ponto certo, sem deixar a leitura maçante. Contém muita informação interessante, e a forma como foi construído, deixa tudo mais interessante, pois os capítulos são curtos.
Recomendo para todos que tem interesse em astrologia.