Book Reviews February 2010

Einstein's Telescope Evalyn Gates Norton, 2009 ISBN: 9780393062380 Experimental cosmology appears to indicate that much of the universe is dark, that is of a form currently unknown to us. In Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe Evalyn Gates tells of the new methods, and in particular gravitational lensing, which are being used to find out more about the dark component of our universe. Continued..

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Human Michael S Gazzaniga ecco, 2008 ISBN: 9780060892883 There are many similarities between humans and other animals, but Michael S Gazzaniga thinks that theres a danger of ignoring the differences. In Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique he points out areas where there is a considerable distance between humans and other members of the animal kingdom. Continued..

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On Space and Time Shahn Majid Cambridge University Press, 2008 ISBN: 9780521889261 Modern Cosmology is telling us ever more about the cosmos, but there is always a quest to go beyond what is known and pose new questions about the nature of the universe. In On Space and Time, edited by Shahn Majid a number of eminent scientists tell of their part in this quest Continued..

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