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Coming of Age in the Milky Way, A REAL understanding of Modern Science.

by   allred23 ,  Sep 14, 2008
Pros: A Very Interesting History book that gives both truth and captures your attention.
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: I would recommend for any body interested in Physics to read This book because it has more information than any other physics book I know of.
Review: I just recently have taken a physics class, where the main required textbook for the class was Timothy Ferris - Coming of Age in the Milky Way. When I was first informed of the book, I was sorely disappointed because of what the "normal" physics books ...
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