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Oct 04, 2017wordsaremeaning rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Tyson's tiny book might be great for interesting the general public in astrophysics and science in general, and since that is his stated purpose, he might very well succeed. However, for a college educated individual with a passing interest in the subject, this book offers very few insights or explanations. I would say this is more like a dictionary than a meaningful work of literature. I will echo previous commenters' remark that the final chapter is a suitably inspiring message, but all that precedes it is a very rudimentary definition, bordering on colloquial, of dark energy, dark matter, cmb, big bang, and observable universe, and some historical human interest stories about the origins of some of these ideas. While this book may encourage scientific literacy, I don't think it's meant for the scientifically literate, unless you literally have never once wondered what's past earth's atmosphere.