Best Astronomy/science book. My nieces birthday is coming up

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2016-10-16 18:11:19 Post No. 8625998
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:11:19 Post No. 8625998 [Report]

Best Astronomy/science book.
My nieces birthday is coming up and she wants to be an astronomer when she grows up.
What's the most entertaining/best astronomy/science book I can get her? Carl Sagan Cosmos? Thanks appreciate it!

Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:20:36 Post No.8626040
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:20:36 Post No.8626040 [Report]

>>8625998
Anything by Hawking, this dude knows some dope shit about space, yo

Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:24:10 Post No.8626050
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:24:10 Post No.8626050 [Report]

>>8626040
Is Stephen hawkings entertaining for a 16 year old though? Thank you!

Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:26:29 Post No.8626055
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 18:26:29 Post No.8626055 [Report]

>>8625998
>>8626040
Fuck no . . . You want your niece to be a dismantled popsci brainlet?

Get her An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Carroll and Ostlie: NOW.

Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:10:04 Post No.8626202
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:10:04 Post No.8626202 [Report]

>>8626055
Thank you!

Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:46:17 Post No.8626282
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:46:17 Post No.8626282 [Report]

>>8626055
Can a good /lit/izen tell me how much is this book in bookdepository? I'm on mobile and I can't look it up now.

Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:48:51 Post No.8626290
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:48:51 Post No.8626290 [Report]

Start with the greeks. Being the wisest of men, they belived that the stars are holes in the ceiling

Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:57:02 Post No.8626315
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:57:02 Post No.8626315 [Report]

>>8625998
How old is she?

>>8626282

An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
Bradley W. Carroll
26 Jul 2013
Paperback
US$95.91

An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
Bradley W. Carroll
21 Jul 2006
Hardback
US$246.98

Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:59:06 Post No.8626324
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 19:59:06 Post No.8626324 [Report]

>>8626315
Why the fuck is it so expensive holy shit

Anonymous 2016-10-16 20:01:45 Post No.8626339
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Anonymous 2016-10-16 20:01:45 Post No.8626339 [Report]

>>8626324
I know holy moly I'm not a cheap bastard but that's a damn car payment
All suggestions are appreciated

Anonymous 2016-10-16 20:24:52 Post No.8626404
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Sure it's popsci, but at 9 years old that's what kids want. I read this when I was about the same age and into astronomy. It's pretty good

Anonymous 2016-10-17 01:43:31 Post No.8627428
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Anonymous 2016-10-17 01:43:31 Post No.8627428 [Report]

If that little cunt hasn't made it past the greeks she has no business studying modern science. No business!

Anonymous 2016-10-17 01:49:26 Post No.8627445
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>>8625998
this is the Looking For Alaska of science books

Anonymous 2016-10-17 01:51:26 Post No.8627451
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>>8625998
>this book singlehandedly started the reddit STEM meme generation

fucking Carl

Anonymous 2016-10-17 01:52:15 Post No.8627454
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I think I read this at 13/14

It's light on the math, but otherwise it's great

Anonymous 2016-10-17 02:13:06 Post No.8627496
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>>8625998
>encouraging a woman to read
You're a cuck

kitty (ID: !kitty/EnNg) 2016-10-17 02:14:20 Post No.8627501
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kitty (ID: !kitty/EnNg) 2016-10-17 02:14:20 Post No.8627501 [Report]

>>8625998
tell her there is no money in astronomy

The cats 2016-10-17 02:22:42 Post No.8627520
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The cats 2016-10-17 02:22:42 Post No.8627520 [Report]

>>8626050
Yes. He's a pretty interesting and clear writer. He doesn't obfuscate, he wants you to understand the material. The Grand Design is great, not sure if he's continued writing books since then.

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