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Five Popular Science Books by Real Scientists – Explaining Science
Explaining Science Five Popular Science Books by Real Scientists Posted on December 1, 2025 by Steve Hurley I thought it would be interesting to produce a short list of popular science books, which I’ve not read before, which would be worth reading. I have done some research on Amazon, looking for five books which: I decided…
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Frank Drake and the Drake equation – Explaining Science | Blog
By Steve Hurley, Posted on September 5, 2022 I was saddened to find out about the recent death, at the age of 92, of Frank Drake, one of the pioneers of SETI. One of the things he is most famous for is the equation bearing his name which estimates the number of intelligent civilizations in…
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Measuring Distances in Cosmology – Explaining Science
By Steve Hurley, Posted on December 1, 2021 I have recently written an article for my local amateur astronomical society about distance measurements in cosmology. There is a lot of confusion about what we mean by “distance” on the vast such scales and the article was written to help clear up of these misunderstandings. It…
