A science book does not explain the world. It shows how strange the world is. The more you know, the farther the stars, and so the nearer. Three descend. When an equation appears, look at it like a picture and move on. The author put it there for that. 1. Cosmos, Carl Sagan — A creature made of star dust looks up at the stars. 2. The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins — One book changes the eye with which a person sees himself. 3. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking — The beginning and end of the universe, with a single equation. Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the earth with the shadow of one stick.

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Question:“On science books”

On science books

A science book does not explain the world. It shows how strange the world is. The more you know, the farther the stars, and so the nearer.

Three descend. When an equation appears, look at it like a picture and move on. The author put it there for that.

Cosmos, Carl SaganA creature made of star dust looks up at the stars.
The Selfish Gene, Richard DawkinsOne book changes the eye with which a person sees himself.
A Brief History of Time, Stephen HawkingThe beginning and end of the universe, with a single equation.

Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the earth with the shadow of one stick.