Discoveries: Birth of the Universe (Discoveries (Abrams))
by Trinh Xuan Thuan

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Book Reviews of Discoveries: Birth of the Universe (Discoveries (Abrams))

Book Review: Outstanding Primer Book
Summary: 5 Stars

The best parts of the book in my opinion are a few schematics explaining the different types of galaxies, the processes of star creation and death, the creation of the various chemical elements, etc. and the associated text. Overall this is a well balanced book with a "Documents" section appropriately short and author's opinions kept to a minimum.

The only negative aspect of the book is dwelling more than it was warranted on the spherical aberration of the Hubble space telescope and its consequences. The author was aware of the planned effort to correct the problem and should probably have spent less time mentioning it in anticipation of the pending corrective action.

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