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The Day Without Yesterday: The Sky's Dark Labyrinth Series (The Sky's Dark Labyrinth Trilogy Book 3) Kindle Edition

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Europe is marching blindly into the First World War and Berlin is in a storm of nationalist marches and army recruitment. Albert Einstein anticipates the carnage to come when his university colleagues begin work on poison gas to 'shorten the war'. He is also struggling with the collapse of his marriage in the wake of an illicit affair. Increasingly isolated, Einstein finds his academic work sidelined with few people entertaining his outlandish new way of understanding the universe.

Meanwhile, in the trenches of the western front, a devoutly religious young Belgian Georges Lemaitre vows to become both a physicist and a Catholic priest if he survives. When the war ends, Einstein does make his breakthrough and is thrust into the international limelight. Lemaitre confronts him with a startling concept: that buried in the maths of the theory of relativity is a beginning of space and time, a moment when the universe came into existence - a day without yesterday. But can the priest be trusted? Or is he simply trying to foist a version of Biblical Genesis onto Einstein's now world famous theory.

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    Sky's Dark Labyrinth Trilogy
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    335 pages
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    English
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    Polygon
  6. Publication date
    7 Feb. 2013
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'Clark's strengths are in his firm grasp of historical context and his easy-to-read prose, along with an obvious passion for his subject and desire to project this to a wider audience' --Daily Mail

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Stuart Clark is a widely read astronomy journalist whose career is devoted to presenting the complex world of astronomy to the general public. Stuart holds a first class honours degree and a PhD in astrophysics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a former Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers and is the cosmology consultant for 'New Scientist'. In 2000 'The Independent' placed him alongside Stephen Hawking and the Astronomer Royal, Professor Sir Martin Rees, as one of the 'stars' of British astrophysics teaching.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Polygon (7 Feb. 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2471 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
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Customers find the book an entertaining read, with an easy to understand language. They also appreciate the excellent quality of the trilogy as a whole.

"...little disappointing in the lack of detail about relativity but a relaxing read." Read more

"...That it is still worthy of 5 stars is indicative of the excellent quality of the trilogy as a whole. Very highly recommended." Read more

"A great read that completes the trilogy." Read more

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Customers find the book series interesting and the narrative splendidly done. They also appreciate the tale about the discovery of the expanding universe.

"...The narrative is splendidly done, and the tale about the discovery of the expanding universe is nicely paced...." Read more

"An interesting end to the trilogy. Perhaps a little disappointing in the lack of detail about relativity but a relaxing read." Read more

"A great read that completes the trilogy." Read more

"A very enjoyable trilogy of science historical fictional read. Well done Dr Clark worth the wait for the three books." Read more

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Customers find the book's content great for appreciating science and balancing different points of view. They also say the historical narrative and well-observed details are correct and important.

"...But these are minor quibbles. This book is a significant contribution to popular science, and a great account of how we discovered the universe" Read more

"...that I can say, with confidence, that the books are suitable for anyone with an interest in the subject matter and that it is not necessary to have..." Read more

"...The book in written in a simple but informative way helping to clarify a complex topic and making philosophy & science accessible in an..." Read more

"...I'm just sad it's finished. What a great way to appreciate science and to balance many different points of view. I've said enough. Well done...." Read more

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Customers find the writing style of the book well written and easy to understand. They also say the books are worth reading.

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Dr. S. A. Mitton
5.0 out of 5 stars A great tale of scientific discovery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2013
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As an academic historian of science specialising in astronomy in the twentieth century, I was already familiar with the factual elements of this historical novel. Therefore I am delighted to say that the historical narrative and the well-observed details are correct, with one exception that I'll come to in a moment. The narrative is splendidly done, and the tale about the discovery of the expanding universe is nicely paced. The personal details are important in this book, where you will learn a great many facts about the personal life of Einstein and the many scientists with whom he interacting without having to labour through one of the many giant tomes of biography of Einstein.

In this account I am greatly impressed by the handling of Lemaître's science: his finding of expanding solutions of Einstein's equations, his relationship with Eddington, and above all treading the dividing line between science and religion. This latter challenge is beautifully handled by the author.

The one point on which I am doubtful, but I stand to be corrected is this. I do not think Hubble and his assistants measured redshifts at the 100-inch. Hubble used Slipher's redshifts as tabulated by Stromberg. Nor do I think Hubble did very much hands on observing -- much of that was left to the former mule driver Milton Humason -- Hubble defined, Humason was the dutiful observer, Hubble reduced the observations. But these are minor quibbles. This book is a significant contribution to popular science, and a great account of how we discovered the universe
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Hedgy
4.0 out of 5 stars A Trilogy Completed.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2014
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The trilogy of books by Stuart are well worth reading. However, I found the first half of the final book rather less entertaining than the first two. It is perhaps the subject of the events of the First World War in continental Europe and Einstein's life through it. It is much more a social history rather than scientific history, which is totally valid but perhaps not my cup of tea. The second half which deals with the resumption of scientific advancement after the war, particularly in the USA is much more to my liking. Thw whole trilogy is highly recommended.
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Finella
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this, such a great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2023
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No 3 book, I will admit the science is way above my head but I re read it a few times. These books are well written about amazing real people with amazing discoveries, loved reading and learning more about world changing scientist their failures to outstanding achievements and discoveries, along with every day issues on family life😍
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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting trilogy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 June 2014
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An interesting end to the trilogy. Perhaps a little disappointing in the lack of detail about relativity but a relaxing read.
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BinAstro
5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable, scientifically accurate
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2013
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As with the previous books in the trilogy, Dr Clark has produced a very well-written account of the people and the science. I devoured this in two sittings. I teach astronomy to adults and have recommended this trilogy to my students; those who have followed up on this recommendation have reported that they have found the books to be accessible and informative. This means that I can say, with confidence, that the books are suitable for anyone with an interest in the subject matter and that it is not necessary to have prior knowledge or understanding of it.

I have to say that I did not find this third book quite as compelling as the first two. That it is still worthy of 5 stars is indicative of the excellent quality of the trilogy as a whole. Very highly recommended.
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R. Sinclair
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2018
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A great read that completes the trilogy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The day without yesterday
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2014
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This 3rd and final books was as enjoyable as the previous two. The book in written in a simple but informative way helping to clarify a complex topic and making philosophy & science accessible in an entertaining way. I would recommend the trilogy to beginners wanting a better understanding of how modern day life has developed from these classic theories and the cultures that surrounded them.
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Ray Price
4.0 out of 5 stars The background to E=MC2
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2013
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As with all three Stuart Clark's books In this series.
They and the others are well written in easy to understand and entertaining language.
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Phipedro
2.0 out of 5 stars Poor conclusion
Reviewed in the United States on 19 May 2013
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The first two of the trilogy are good tales based around key astronomical developments. But Clark seems to lose the plot a little in the more modern era. Stick to the first two.
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JPA, Louvain-la-Neuve
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !
Reviewed in France on 23 May 2013
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Excellent ! Cet ouvrage, quoique très romancé, décrit de façon très vivante des épisodes peu connus de la vie d'Einstein et Lemaître. Très bon complément à la myriade de biographies existantes, surtout pour Einstein, et redonne aux deux protagonistes un côté plus humain.
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