Reviews for Clusters of Galaxies : Beyond the Thermal View

The average rating for Clusters of Galaxies : Beyond the Thermal View based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-16 00:00:00 Steven Salazar 543 TOE This book explains the chemical composition of everyday things, just like the title says. It has a definite bias towards chemicals and manufacturing, which shouldn't surprise, but did. For example, "aluminum is nontoxic." The level of detail varies wildly. Here's this sentence (abridged) about motion sickness medicines: "Ethanolamine-derived H1 antagonist antihistamines used to treat motion sickness include diphenhydramine HCl [2-(diphenylmethoxy)-N,N-dimethylethylamine hydrochloride; C17H21NO-HCl] and dimenhydrinate [8-chloro-3,7-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione compound with ..... Diphenhydramine HCl provides a competitive reversible blockade of muscarinic receptors, thereby inhibiting cholinergic neurotransmission via acetylcholine at muscarinic receptor sites and acting as an antiemetic." But then when it talks about insecticides, which I'd really like to know more about, here is all it says: "Most traditional insecticides work on the nervous system." hmmm Very dry. Even reference books can be a little more exciting than this! BUT, I must say I'm glad there is a place to look up the chemicals that makes my dish soap soapy, and how the air-bag in the car is deployed, all about sunless tanning lotions and the history of lipstick.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-24 00:00:00 Johnnie Cusack Very interesting read, but quite hard to grasp all the chemical names and formulas.