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On the Cosmic Horizon: Ten Great Mysteries for Third Millennium Astronomy (Mysteries for the New Millennium)

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This book is easy to read for an educated laymen, even if they do not have prior knowledge of the concepts being discussed. That being said this book contains a lot of information, some of it complex, but Bennett writes it in a very user friendly, almost story like fashion. The 10 mystery format of this book allows the book to dip into such topics as "Are we alone in the universe" and "How will the universe end" as well as more scientific questions dealing with neutrino's and Gamma Ray bursts (a very interesting topic).

Bennett does a great job at relating scientific theories and concepts in and across multiple chapters. He is also very careful to separate fact from theory. He does this while including enough information on the most widely held theory/theories to give the reader a complete picture on each topic. I think I will end up reading this book again, just to cement the wealth of knowledge contained in it. A whole book could be (and I'm sure has been) written about each of Bennet's 10 'mysteries'. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in space or cosmology.

This is a very interesting book that discusses where scientists are, and where they're heading, with unraveling some of the most pressing science questions of the day. It's fun to see how past discovers were made and how those discoveries shaped our understanding of the world.