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S'està carregant… The Planets (2005 original; edició 2005)de Dava Sobel (Autor)
Informació de l'obraThe Planets de Dava Sobel (2005)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. An easy rundown of who discovered the planets, how & what they know now. I enjoyed it. ( ) An interesting experiment in writing style, but not one that pays off. Everything in here becomes so fragmented that it is impossible to read and comprehend it unless you already know nearly as much as the author. It's not a text, it's a mnemonic. To learn that maps were for some time printed with 'Halleyan lines' (p89) is all very well, but it presupposes a knowledge of Halley, magnetic variation and the longitude problem. At most, some of these snippets might make one think, 'Oh yes, this connects to that, how interesting', but it only works if you've already read a (rather clearer) book that explained both. To read (p153) that Jupiter's "diameter expanded at a fraction of the rates at which its mass and volume increased" is somehow connected to Jupiter's behaviour in somehow "compacting itself", rather than the volume being the inevitable behaviour of a cube law – that alone took a star off the rating. That's the writing of someone who either isn't truly at ease with maths, or is just being sloppy with the review editing. From that halfway point, this switched from a mindless read of something unchallenging into a slog to get to the end so that I could get rid of the book. But not even to pass it on to anyone, just to dump it in the charity bin. 2014 (my comments on being underwhelmed can be found on the LibraryThing page linked) https://www.librarything.com/topic/172769#4792852 Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. With her gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story, Sobel explores the planets' origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)523.2Natural sciences and mathematics Astronomy Astronomical objects and astrophysics Solar system, planetary systemsLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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