A review by alexauthorshay
Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox

3.0

I read Wonders of the Universe before this, so some of it is repeated between the two books. Given that it's about the solar system, I was surprised to find more of the book covered the science of various phenomenons in the solar system rather than going over the planets and such in detail. I felt a little lost in the organization of the book, the chapters being organized by topic rather than going in order from the sun outwards. So planets and their moons were mentioned in several places throughout the book depending on what was being talked about. Sunlight, energy, water, the laws of physics and chemistry, and weather are just some of the things discussed here. Each topic is given a two page spread with photos and/or diagrams so it's not as dense or dry as a textbook, but when I think of "wonders" I think more of the visuals than the actual science behind said visuals, so it was a lot more terminology and definition dense than I expected.