Piccolo libro illustrato dell'universo

I will recommend this book to anyone in a heart beat. If you are keen to understand how magnificent and inconsequential the existence of almost anything (including the vain human race which turns out to behave no much better than plants) can be under the microscope and in the grander scheme of thing Leggi tutto

Going to eat the sun now, ta-ta

“Scientific language isn’t designed to appeal to human ears, isn’t especially melodic; it lacks emotion and freedom of expression..” Combining science and emotion with freedom of expression is exactly what this book does perfectly! My degree is in science but I’m an imaginative person, so I enjoy a Leggi tutto

It was a delight to spend a few evenings on this cosmic journey, accompanied by subtle poetry and authentic drawings. . . . "Galaxies, like egos, come in varying sizes." "But after dark, when the sun has slipped from view, Earth continues to put out heat and to cool down; its surface temperature drops, Leggi tutto

This book solidified another sense (see p. 123), and that is one of wholesome connectedness.

This was the greatest read for a pandemic; human beings are both infinitesimal and colossal in the same breath.

Compact little book on facts about humans and the world around us. Interesting facts, including some new and surprising ones.

If there's ever a thing to make you feel small in the world, it's examining the world itself and how we find our place within it. It's a difficult task to make the entire universe and all that it's composed of digestible and easily understandable to the average human. Eating the Sun manages to do ju Leggi tutto