The Day the Universe Changed: How Galileo's Telescope Changed The Truth and Other Events in History That Dramatically Altered Our Understanding of the World (Back Bay Books) Summary and Reviews

The Day the Universe Changed: How Galileo's Telescope Changed The Truth and Other Events in History That Dramatically Altered Our Understanding of the World (Back Bay Books)
by James Burke

The Day the Universe Changed: How Galileo's Telescope Changed The Truth and Other Events in History That Dramatically Altered Our Understanding of the World (Back Bay Books)
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Author: James Burke
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-09-01
ISBN: 0316117048
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Back Bay Books

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Book Review: Very disappointing, rambles all over without finding a point
Summary: 2 Stars

This book was very disappointing. Its fragmented writing style reads like a 6th graders' attempt to summarize of all of European history in 5 pages or less. Instead of coherently showing how each of the eight discoveries changed human thought, it just meanders around them at random, never seeming to find the common thread.

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