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Need Book Recommendations: Space, Cosmos, Astronomy etc

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spidergal
 
Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 01:04 pm
I have decided to explore topics related to astronomy in the coming months.
I am particularly interested in the origin of universe and time. Could someone suggest some good books on the topic for a complete beginner?

Okay, may be a complete beginner, but I know there are 8 planets in the solar system. Smile






ETA: I was just going to begin reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking when a friend discouraged me saying it's too hypothetical. What do you think?
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fishin
 
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Re: Need Book Recommendations: Space, Cosmos, Astronomy etc
spidergal wrote:
ETA: I was just going to begin reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking when a friend discouraged me saying it's too hypothetical. What do you think?


"To hypothetical"??? He does go into a few ideas in the book that are... "reaching" but that is more of an explaination of things that are being looked into. As a beginner book I'd highly recommend it. He covers all the basics and uses terms that someone without a degree in physics can understand. I don't know of a better "beginner" book out there right now.

It is a fairly short book. I'd recommending reading it and then deciding for yourself where to want to jump to in terms of further knowledge.
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Quincy
 
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Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 02:48 pm
"The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries That Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality"
by Paul Davies & John Gribbin.
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2PacksAday
 
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Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 07:26 pm
Cosmos...Carl Sagan
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littlek
 
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Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 08:12 pm
The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick - it's a great beginner book about physics.
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spidergal
 
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Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 09:11 pm
Thanks for all the recommendations. I will check them all out!
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2PacksAday
 
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Reply Thu 22 Mar, 2007 09:26 pm
littlek wrote:
The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick - it's a great beginner book about physics.



I have that one too....love it.
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