Review of Kelvin and the Age of the Universe
Posted: 11 Mar 2022, 16:30
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Kelvin and the Age of the Universe" by Yuri Heymann.]
Yuri Heymann's Kelvin and the Age of the Universe: A Compendium of traditional astronomy is a significant contribution to the field of astrophysics. It is an anthology of publications by the author which span a wide array of topics such as reciprocity theorem, zCosmos deep field galaxy survey, Lamor Formular nexus with Bohr atom model, and Newtonian dynamics. Thematically, it is a bold quest to draw from multiple established postulations, tenets, methodologies, and observations to theorize at the yet unknown.
This book possessed many positives. The author successfully and meticulously presents a comprehensive and encompassing picture of Astro cosmology and modern scientific thinking. The periods covered by this work are staggering. From ancient to renaissance to classical to contemporary, the author has presented the reader with a prime view over the evolution of this unique field of human inquiry.
The mathematical aspect of this work is also treated with commendable precision and accuracy. The derivation exercises followed a well-charted and executed path. The accompanying explanation of measurement units, quantities, integration and differential operations, and constants went a long way in enhancing assimilation. In a similar vein, the author's inclusion of diagrammatic representations of discussed concepts was a very commendable choice.
While each chapter is, in essence, a self-contained and individually complete piece, there is nevertheless a joint unity of the work at large. In most chapters, the line of thought is coherent and a well-paced unfolding of ideas and postulations. This is despite the sometimes multiple concepts introduced at various points in the research narrative.
Also worthy of commendation is the author's display of professional ethics in acknowledging other works. Attention was paid to proper referencing and credit to others for concepts, ideas, discoveries, and diagrams utilized within the work.
On the negative side, this work had a large number of language and grammar errors. These errors ranged from spelling errors to mistakes with tense agreement and punctuation. The majority of these errors were concentrated in the first chapter resulting in a break in the reader's experience. It detracted heavily from the progression and made some parts of that particular chapter particularly laborious. Thankfully, subsequent chapters did not have this problem and only harbored a few errors.
Kelvin and the Age of the Universe: A Compendium of traditional astronomy is a well-researched and well-presented work in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. It does have a lot of errors that affect the overall quality of the work and which cause me to give the piece a final rating of 3 out of 4 stars. As this work does not deal with the introduction of fundamental concepts, I recommend it for those established in the field of astronomy and related disciplines, being the only class of people able to appreciate and comprehend it fully.
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Kelvin and the Age of the Universe
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Yuri Heymann's Kelvin and the Age of the Universe: A Compendium of traditional astronomy is a significant contribution to the field of astrophysics. It is an anthology of publications by the author which span a wide array of topics such as reciprocity theorem, zCosmos deep field galaxy survey, Lamor Formular nexus with Bohr atom model, and Newtonian dynamics. Thematically, it is a bold quest to draw from multiple established postulations, tenets, methodologies, and observations to theorize at the yet unknown.
This book possessed many positives. The author successfully and meticulously presents a comprehensive and encompassing picture of Astro cosmology and modern scientific thinking. The periods covered by this work are staggering. From ancient to renaissance to classical to contemporary, the author has presented the reader with a prime view over the evolution of this unique field of human inquiry.
The mathematical aspect of this work is also treated with commendable precision and accuracy. The derivation exercises followed a well-charted and executed path. The accompanying explanation of measurement units, quantities, integration and differential operations, and constants went a long way in enhancing assimilation. In a similar vein, the author's inclusion of diagrammatic representations of discussed concepts was a very commendable choice.
While each chapter is, in essence, a self-contained and individually complete piece, there is nevertheless a joint unity of the work at large. In most chapters, the line of thought is coherent and a well-paced unfolding of ideas and postulations. This is despite the sometimes multiple concepts introduced at various points in the research narrative.
Also worthy of commendation is the author's display of professional ethics in acknowledging other works. Attention was paid to proper referencing and credit to others for concepts, ideas, discoveries, and diagrams utilized within the work.
On the negative side, this work had a large number of language and grammar errors. These errors ranged from spelling errors to mistakes with tense agreement and punctuation. The majority of these errors were concentrated in the first chapter resulting in a break in the reader's experience. It detracted heavily from the progression and made some parts of that particular chapter particularly laborious. Thankfully, subsequent chapters did not have this problem and only harbored a few errors.
Kelvin and the Age of the Universe: A Compendium of traditional astronomy is a well-researched and well-presented work in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. It does have a lot of errors that affect the overall quality of the work and which cause me to give the piece a final rating of 3 out of 4 stars. As this work does not deal with the introduction of fundamental concepts, I recommend it for those established in the field of astronomy and related disciplines, being the only class of people able to appreciate and comprehend it fully.
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Kelvin and the Age of the Universe
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
