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The Unknown Universe: A New Exploration of Time, Space, and Modern Cosmology by Stuart Clark
hank's review against another edition
4.0
Clark turns out to be a dark matter, dark energy skeptic, I didn't see that coming. He lays out a pretty good case and I have been drinking the cool-aid up until now. I guess it is time to re-evaluate.
This is a very accessible (read understandable) discussion of our current knowledge and lack of knowledge of the universe. The background material and run up is all focused on the big bang with expanding universe and what we think we know. Even though I have read several books on the same rough subject, I enjoyed how Clark communicates the information and his discussion of our Universe.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to go 1/2 a step beyond [b:Astrophysics for People in a Hurry|32191710|Astrophysics for People in a Hurry|Neil deGrasse Tyson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1527255595s/32191710.jpg|52832605] with a much narrower focus
This is a very accessible (read understandable) discussion of our current knowledge and lack of knowledge of the universe. The background material and run up is all focused on the big bang with expanding universe and what we think we know. Even though I have read several books on the same rough subject, I enjoyed how Clark communicates the information and his discussion of our Universe.
Highly recommended for anyone wanting to go 1/2 a step beyond [b:Astrophysics for People in a Hurry|32191710|Astrophysics for People in a Hurry|Neil deGrasse Tyson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1527255595s/32191710.jpg|52832605] with a much narrower focus
barbtrek's review against another edition
5.0
I just can't get enough of this topic. I really enjoyed listening to this and learned quite a lot. I stopped several times to jot down notes regarding things I wanted to look into more. As much as I enjoyed this, it did take me a while to get used to the narrator. He didn't do a bad job narrating but sometimes the way his inflection seemed odd and I keep trying to figure out from where I knew his voice.
elzabetg's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of history about physics, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology here. That seems to be the way these books go though. The author kept explaining how we got to where we are in the study of the universe/cosmology by doing a treatise about what has already been solved or at least already investigated. Not a lot was about the "unknown" universe, IMO. Maybe I was expecting too much?
crisgd's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
A wonderful read, very interesting and I just wish I could understand more than as an amateur but even as someone who is not extremely knowledgeable this book was wonderful.
ashley73922's review against another edition
3.0
This is an interesting, brief history of the major events and figures in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics, but there's actually very little about what remains unknown; most of the same information is covered in Richard Holmes' Age of Wonder and the recent version of Cosmos on television with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, so if you're familiar with those there isn't much here to learn; only the last third of the book covers recent discoveries in more depth. (Conversely, if you're not familiar with those works, this is a great primer.)
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