The Oxford Companion to Cosmology (Oxford Quick Reference)

I am an academic historian of science and my speciality is the history of astronomy in the 20th century. This Oxford Companion is an excellent one-stop reference. It has plenty of small illustrations. Importantly for me the book has many pen portrait biographies of astronomers.First sentence: "The universe is a big place so it's nice to have a guide to help you find your way around" I agree. The book is suitable for lay readers as a bridge from popular science accounts and the academic literature. It is not suitable for outright beginners

Great. So many entries with decent info on each.

very well packaged, no signs or marks within the pages, a hard cover would be more fascinating, but unfortunately is too expensiveanyway, pretty interesting

I bought this book for my husband as a Christmas present - he has a scientific background. He found it an excellent read with clear definitions. However, he said the entries are somewhat repetitous and could have been reduced in length by more careful cross-referencing..

It is a very good dictionary and very cheap too. I highly recommend it.

not exist better book on this thema.thank's

Great little book

excellent book