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Coming of Age in the Milky Way

Timothy Ferris

Paperback | Pages: 512 pages

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Title	:	Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Author	:	Timothy Ferris
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 512 pages
Published	:	July 29th 2003 by Harper Perennial (first published July 1988)
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. History. Astronomy. Physics

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From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious preconceptions. They have included some of the most charismatic, courageous, and idiosyncratic thinkers of all time. In Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Timothy Ferris uses his unique blend of rigorous research and captivating narrative skill to draw us into the lives and minds of these extraordinary figures, creating a landmark work of scientific history.

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Original Title:	Coming of Age in the Milky Way
ISBN:	0060535954 (ISBN13: 9780060535957)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (1989), American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award (1988)

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I struggle with the rating on this one. The author is inaccurate and dismissive on questions touching on religion and inaccurate and incomplete on matters of women's contributions to science. The book is frustrating in the earlier historical parts because of this. It gets better in the third part, where he waxes rhapsodic about physics, but he's also not nearly as eloquent as he thinks he is. That said, the parts about the "stairway to heaven" describing conditions going back to fractions of a

Ferris provides his reader with an extremely abbreviated version of discovery from Columbus through now. There are some aspects of his stories that are lesser known, which makes them quite enjoyable. The layout of the book is really great as well. Not too many books provide a summary of biology and physics in tandem. Adding to that, Ferris keeps each subject brief so that it packs as much information as possible, while remaining fairly uncomplicated. Considering all the positive aspects of this



Fantastic book that covers the relatively short history of cosmology and human discovery that acted to expand the long history of the universe.This book has been on my shelf for a while but, like Carl Sagan's Cosmos, once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. It's easy to read, while still appealing to readers with some background knowledge.

Light on science, heavy on the history of cosmology.It's a nice, short read.There is, however, one horrible mistake.Ferris credits Christian creation mythology with contributing the idea of a beginning to time.There is no historical (or logical) basis for this.The theory that the universe began a finite time in the past was a natural outcome of the distance-correlated redshift of extra-galactic objects.It is irrelevant to the history of scientific progress what beliefs some desert religion

I had always meant to read this book, but somehow I never had gotten around to it. But I decided recently that, while I spend all day thinking about astronomy (as an astronomy grad student), it might be good to get a "popular science" take on some of these topics so that I can actually speak intelligibly about astronomy with non-astronomy folks. Despite the fact that some of the later chapters are out-of-date on the astronomy and physics results, this was a very fun read. The first section on

I went back and forth on whether to rate this 4 or 5 stars. COMING OF AGE IN THE MILKY WAY is a wonderful but challenging book; the latter quality is particularly evident when Timothy Ferris discusses Quantum Mechanics or String Theory. In the end, though, a 5 star book is one I know I will return to, and I can't imagine not returning to this book.In less than 400 pages, Ferris manages to describe the history of humanity's understanding of the universe, from the pre-Socratic Greeks to String