Friday, January 4, 2008

Why Is Uranus Upside Down?


Author: Fred Watson

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Date: 2007

Pages: 254

Description:

Astronomy qualifies on the grounds that it tells us about our environment on the widest possible scale. It addresses the Big Questions. Where did we come from? Are we alone? What is our destiny? It opens our eyes to the staggering Universe that exists beyond the immediate grasp of our five senses. On the other hand, it stopped being useful to humankind around the end of the eighteenth century, when most of the problems associated with navigating the Earth's oceans had been solved. Astronomers still wonder when someone important is going to notice.

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