Brief Welcome to the Universe

A Pocket-Sized Tour

248 pages

English language

Published 2021 by Princeton University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-691-21994-3
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3 editions

Obnoxious and score-settling

(2021 review resposted from dead bookwyrm instance)

Tyson is the most objectionable writer I've encountered all year. I'd like to fill in my science knowledge gaps, in an entertaining way, but he's picking fights with the New York Times (over Pluto as planet) and J.R.R. Tolkien (over the plural form of "dwarf"). It's tiring and self-centered. It's a very bad year when I give out two one-star reviews, but this is a very bad year.

Subjects

  • Astronomy