Ewen Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I've been reading various different books on various subjects but I'm after some suggestions of books that can offer introductions to Astronomy, Cosmology and the physics of those and related fields. Basically what books would you suggest a beginner to read and why? Amazon awaits a few orders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentea Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I am currently (which includes a long period) struggling with Roger Penrose's 'The Road to Reality'. It is not exactly beginner, but is definitely worth having in mind (maybe for the future). Starts from basics and gets into the most elaborate current theories, building all the physics and math on the way. The author claims that you can skip the equations and still have pleasure in it, but I doubt it. The math is quite deep and fundamental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareHiccup Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Both of Brian Green's books are excellent for beginners. I just finnished his newest one. p.s. I Am having trouble with the link in firefox. Go to amazon.com and search for brian green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icheb Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Both of Brian Green's books are excellent for beginners. I just finnished his newest one. p.s. I Am having trouble with the link in firefox. Go to amazon.com and search for brian green. It's no problem with the link, it's the fact that you linked to a search result which is not possible with Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareHiccup Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 oh. Well thats dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Fortheloveofjebus. If at first you don't succeed, just give up and call it impossible: - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author-exact=Brian%20Greene/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luc Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 "The first three minutes" by S. Weinberg. A bit outdated, but a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 "The first three minutes" by S. Weinberg. A bit outdated, but a must Thank you I'll deffinately look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny8522003 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I liked "Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines" by Jim Al-Khalili. It explains everything in a thorough yet light-hearted manner that is easy to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 'The Handy Space Answer Book'. it seems lame, but once you get into it, its really good, especially for a beginner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 "A Short History Of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson covers pretty much everything very nicely. A great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjruu Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 "Alpha and Omega, The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe" by Charles Seife. (His other book, "Zero, the Biography of a Dangerous Idea" is also highly recommended, but it doesn't have much to do with astronomy.) "The Whole Shebang" and "Coming of Age in the Milky Way" both by Timothy Ferris. Both are old, but awesome. And, as ever, Brian Greene's first book, "The Elegant Universe," is pretty sweet. I thought "Fabric of the Cosmos" was more playing off his success of the first book, but it is still a good read. Oh, man, "The Road to Reality" is killer. I couldn't read it, but I'm still in high school, some of the math was over my head. If you can read it its great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnqwest Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Check out Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku. He's a great story teller and this book is his best yet. The title almost turned me off at the store but I'm really glad I picked this one up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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