Searching ...

Another day of not doing much, except to listen to the John Coltrane box set of which i have listened to three of the disks already. However,i have been productive in searching out possible visits from the companies i work for,and have picked up another food and drink visit for next Monday in Chiswick when i do my station job. Then on the same day i have a coffee shop visit in the City.

I am still trying to find something else for Tuesday when i do my last day at Ealing Broadway station.Still searching though ... and if not i will make the most of the day in London.Might even visit the Tate Modern as it is absolutely ages i was there last. Then there is the national Gallery and of course MVE in Notting Hill Gate.

Last night i watched the latest episode of Supergirl and today will watch The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.

Book 81 - Neil deGrasse Tyson "Welcome To The Universe"

Neil deGrasse Tyson "Welcome To The Universe" (Princetown University Press)






Sort of an informal version of a comprehensive textbook for an introductory astronomy course, with Tyson (helped by Strauss) covering stars and planets, Strauss covering galaxies, and Gott covering relativity and cosmology. Handsomely produced, colourfully illustrated, written with verve, *and* quite meaty. Mathematics is present, but it is high-school level and does not dominate. There's no evidence that Gott or the other authors have any sympathy with those who nowadays question inflation or other aspects of the concordance model of cosmology.


I suppose i could read textbooks rather than pop-science books which this book generally comes under(albeit much more slowly, and with a pad and pencil in hand for figuring things out), but I don't want to read a physics textbook, well not since i studied it as an Open University course way back in the late seventies. AS such, this is still a very comprehensive overview , and if you want to dig deeper,and have a very good handle on the mathematics,then go for a textbook on the subject. Meanwhile, this will suffice.

Just Wondering

What would you like a glass of right this very minute?

What was the name of your first pet?

How many cloth napkins do you own?