Part 4 is about Galaxies and cosmology in seven chapters. The Chapter on Pluto and Charon is now obsolete given New Horizons. Again so much interesting stuff just left as exercises, I would love the author to explain how Samarium/Neodymium dating works. Part 3 is the solar system, this book adds nothing that is not better explained and certainly better illustrated than books dedicated to our solar system. Very detailedĬhapter 17 deals with general relativity and black holes, Chapter 18 is close binary star systems including Type1a supernovae. Chapters 7-10, all very important but again about as much fun as a bus timetable, no explanation of problems, no working anything through.Ĭhapter 12 Star formation and Chapter 13 Main sequence again very detailed but so dry.Ĭhapter 14 stellar pulsation, Chapter 15 The fate of massive stars, 16 Degenerate matter. Reasonably well done but where is the excitement? All very important but again so dry! No answers provided to the most interesting questions.Ĭhapter 4 Special relativity Not exactly student friendly, as with almost the whole book the author seems to assume a level of previous knowledge, and mathematical ability that is completely unrealistic.Ĭhapter 5 Interaction of light and matter: A very important chapter but more a list of things you should know rather than a gentle explanation of a difficult topic.Ĭhapter 6 Telescopes. Way too much maths, for whom exactly is this for? How are you going to engage students with this level of dryness?Ĭhapter 3 The continuous spectrum of light. How do you calculate sidereal periods from synodic data?Ĭhapter 2 Celestial mechanics. Good historical summary but all the interesting questions are left as exercises. Why does he take up half a page about Kyoto when he does not understand anything about the topic?Ĭhapter 1 The celestial sphere. Recycling and long term storage are different things, if we wanted to reduce CO2 levels we would replace the rainforest with grasslands and store the CO2 as peat deposits. , discussion of slash and burn and Amazonian rainforests cycling CO2. The hydrogen atoms, via a complex process are incorporated into carbohydrates.Įxample 2. Plants use the energy of particular photons to split water molecules releasing oxygen. Quote: Plants process carbon dioxide into oxygen as a by product of photosynthesis Unquote This book is very frustrating, it has clearly been written by very clever people who understand their area but the moment they step out of their comfort zone they show their ignorance Įxample 1. I bought this book as I thought it would help me to understand the topic better.
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