Astronomy

[close] This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members ***

[close] Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space ~ Carl Sagan “Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.  The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny #world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”  Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJBOOKS100?s=09

[close] This group is for Druids who seek the modern knowledge of which the Ancients dreamed in order to better understand this world. We are not here for spiritual reading or Otherworld. We are here for botany, ecology, zoology, astronomy, geology, physics, history (which may include folklore), and any other studies on which Druids of old may have spent their time.

[close] The whole of nature, of the cosmos is nothing short of miraculous. I draw inspiration and joy from the natural world and all of its wonders, and if you do as well, join and share which book have helped inspire you. Perhaps we can help each other discover interesting and provocative nature titles. The goal of this group is to explore books, fiction and non-fiction, that highlight the natural world, particularly those that stoke the imagination.