Date: 29 Oct 2006 18:55:59
From: Nick Theodorakis
Subject: Book recommendation: /Parallax/
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Over the weekend I finished reading _Parallax: The Race to Measure the
Cosmos_ by Alan W. Hirshfeld. I found it in a used bookstore and picked
it up because it looked the type of book I'd enjoy -- historical
non-fiction built around a theme (like _Longitude_), but I'm a little
surprised I haven't seen it before now.
The book covers our attempts to measure the universe, from Hipparchus
to Hipparcos, along with good explanations of the problems involved and
how people attempted to overcome them, as well as giving some
background into the lives of many of the players involved. I must say
it was the most enjoyable book I've read in awhile. I would definitely
recommend it for cloudy or rainy nights.
Nick
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