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    Jan 20, 2022 4 minutes

    Discovering the Universe

    Dr Sten Odenwald

    Arcturus £14.99 • HB

    Discovering the Universe is designed to be a book for beginners, providing an introduction to different aspects of the Universe via eight chapters that include ‘How to build a Universe’, ‘Stellar evolution’ and ‘Planetary systems’. The layout being half text and half pretty pictures makes each chapter digestible and quick to read. The language is more informative than mere storytelling. These aspects would make the book perfect to inspire readers about our Universe, except there are a number of issues that crop up upon reading.

    There are several errors in , some of which might be excused as typos (such as mislabelling the location of the Virgo

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