05-23-2017, 11:36 PM | #31 | |
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05-24-2017, 06:01 AM | #32 |
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It's not available in ebook (or even print anymore), so I won't nominate it, but the best overall science read is Isaac Asimov's 'A New Guide to Science'. It blows away Cosmos or anything Tyson has done.
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05-24-2017, 08:44 AM | #33 |
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Even if it were available in ebook, the most recent edition is 45 years old, and a lot has happened in 45 years. A pity, as Asimov was a great and very accessible science writer.
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05-24-2017, 08:47 PM | #34 |
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05-27-2017, 06:26 AM | #36 |
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Yea, it's not current, but doesn't have to be current. It's a history of science. Much of the material for cosmos i think was probably lifted from Asimov's book. It really gives a thorough treatise of the development of scientific thought.
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06-03-2017, 03:43 PM | #37 |
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Yep knowledge is never complete. It is interesting how it changes over time. I understand for example that in George Washington's day the Encyclopedia Brittanica was only 1 volume. So we now have a lot more knowledge of the world than in say 1776 (some 241 yrs ago) including advances in basic science.
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