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Book reviews in The Observatory

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  1. Phillip Helbig
    Review of How It Began: A Time-Traveler's Guide to the Universe by C. Impey
    The Observatory, 133, 1232, 45–46 (February 2013)
    ADS: 2013Obs...133...45
  2. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Book of Universes by J. D. Barrow
    The Observatory, 133, 1235, 232–233 (August 2013)
    ADS: 2013Obs...133..232
  3. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Fifty Years of Quasars: From Early Observations and Ideas to Future Research edited by M. D'Onofrio, P. Marziani & J. W. Sulentic
    The Observatory, 133, 1236, 302–303, (October 2013)
    ADS: 2013Obs...133..302
  4. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Beating the Odds: The Life and Times of E. A. Milne by Meg Weston Smith
    The Observatory, 134, 1238, 35–37 (February 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134...35
  5. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Revealing the Heart of the Galaxy: The Milky Way and Its Black Hole by Bob Sanders
    The Observatory, 134, 1240, 146–148 (June 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..146
  6. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark
    The Observatory, 134, 1240, 150–154 (June 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..150
  7. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity by Pedro G. Ferreira
    The Observatory, 134, 1241, 214–216 (August 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..214
  8. Phillip Helbig
    Review of In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought by Martin Harwit
    The Observatory, 134, 1241, 217–220 (August 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..217
  9. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Astronomy for Young and Old: A Beginner's Guide to the Visual Sky by Walter Kraul
    The Observatory, 134, 1242, 301–303 (October 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..301
  10. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Flags of the Night Sky: When Astronomy Meets National Pride by André Bordeleau
    The Observatory, 134, 1243, 370–372 (December 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..370
  11. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Relativity and Gravitation: 100 Years After Einstein in Prague edited by Jiří Bičák & Tomáš Ledvinka
    The Observatory, 134, 1243, 376–377 (December 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..376
  12. Phillip Helbig
    Review of General Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics: Perspectives 100 Years After Einstein's Stay in Prague edited by Jiří Bičák & Tomáš Ledvinka
    The Observatory, 134, 1243, 377–378 (December 2014)
    ADS: 2014Obs...134..377
  13. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Falling Sky by Pippa Goldschmidt
    The Observatory, 135, 1244, 50 (February 2015)
    ADS: 2015Obs...135...30
  14. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through Time by Michael Benson
    The Observatory, 135, 1247, 222 (August 2015)
    ADS: 2015Obs...135..222
  15. Phillip Helbig
    Review of An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology edited by Mark H. Jones, Robert J. A. Lambourne & Stephen Serjeant
    The Observatory, 135, 1247, 234–236 (August 2015)
    ADS: 2015Obs...135..234
  16. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Cosmic Microwave Background: How It Changed Our Understanding of the Universe by Rhodri Evans
    The Observatory, 135, 1247, 237–238 (August 2015)
    ADS: 2015Obs...135..237
  17. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Post-Planck Cosmology edited by Cedric Deffayet et al.
    The Observatory, 135, 1248, 302–303 (October 2015)
    ADS: 2015Obs...135..302
  18. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics: 26 Surprising Insights by Thanu Padmanabhan
    The Observatory, 136, 1250, 39–41 (February 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136...39
  19. Phillip Helbig
    Review of To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science by Steven Weinberg
    The Observatory, 136, 1251, 82–84 (April 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136...82
  20. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Universe Unveiled: The Cosmos in My Bubble Bath by C. V. Vishveshwara
    The Observatory, 136, 1251, 96–97 (April 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136...96
  21. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction, 2nd Edition by Peter Schneider
    The Observatory, 136, 1251, 98–100 (April 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136...98
  22. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
    The Observatory, 136, 1252, 155–156 (June 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136..155
  23. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Expanding Universe: A Primer in Relativistic Cosmology by William D. Heacox
    The Observatory, 136, 1253, 204–207 (August 2016)
    ADS: 2016Obs...136..204
  24. Phillip Helbig
    Review of 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know by Giles Sparrow
    The Observatory, 137, 1256, 30–31 (February 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137...24
  25. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Hunt for Vulcan...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe by Thomas Levenson
    The Observatory, 137, 1256, 40–41 (February 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137...40
  26. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Deconstructing Cosmology by Bob Sanders
    The Observatory, 137, 1257, 91–93 (April 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137...91
  27. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos by James Geach
    The Observatory, 137, 1258, 140–141 (June 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..140 | Google Scholar
  28. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Physics: The Ultimate Adventure by R. Barrett, P. P. Delsanto & A. Tartaglia
    The Observatory, 137, 1258, 144–145 (June 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..144 | Google Scholar
  29. Phillip Helbig
    Review of From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies: Dialogues of a Century of Research edited by M. D'Onofrio, Roberto Rompazzo & Simone Zaggia,
    The Observatory, 137, 1259, 185–186 (August 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..185
  30. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Light after Dark I: Structures of the Sky by C. Francis
    The Observatory, 137, 1259, 187–189 (August 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..187
  31. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos by Geraint F. Lewis & Luke Barnes
    The Observatory, 137, 1260, 243–245 (October 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..243
  32. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Time Machine Tales by P. J. Nahin
    The Observatory, 137, 1261, 299–300 (December 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..299 | Google Scholar
  33. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Philosophy of Cosmology edited by K. Chamcham, J. Silk, J. D. Barrow & S. Saunders
    The Observatory, 137, 1261, 301–303 (December 2017)
    ADS: 2017Obs...137..301 | Google Scholar
  34. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Before Time Began by Helmut Satz
    The Observatory, 138, 1262, 34–35 (February 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138...34
  35. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Origin of Mass: Elementary Particles & Fundamental Symmetries by J. Iliopoulos
    The Observatory, 138, 1263, 70–72 (April 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138...70
  36. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Where the Universe Came From by various authors
    The Observatory, 138, 1263, 75–76 (April 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138...75
  37. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds by Dirk Schulze-Makuch & William Bains
    The Observatory, 138, 1265, 174–175 (August 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..174
  38. Phillip Helbig
    Review of On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject by Anthony Zee
    The Observatory, 138, 1266, 255–256 (October 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..255
  39. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Introduction to Cosmology by Barbara Ryden
    The Observatory, 138, 1267, 323–325 (December 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..323
  40. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's Spacetime Ripples Reveal the Secrets of the Universe by Brian Clegg
    The Observatory, 138, 1267, 326–327 (December 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..326
  41. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Shape Dynamics: Relativity and Relationalism by Flavio Mercati
    The Observatory, 138, 1267, 327–328 (December 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..327
  42. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by Jacqueline Mitton, David W. Hughes, Robert Dinwiddie, Penny Johnson & Tom Jackson
    The Observatory, 138, 1267, 339–340 (December 2018)
    ADS: 2018Obs...138..339
  43. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Conjuring the Universe: the Origins of the Laws of Nature by Peter Atkins
    The Observatory, 139, 1268, 18–19 (February 2019)
  44. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Quantum Space: Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe by Jim Baggott
    The Observatory, 139, 1270, 128–130 (June 2019)
  45. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
    The Observatory, 139, 1271, 157–158 (August 2019)
  46. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology edited by Helge Kragh & Malcom S. Longair
    The Observatory, 139, 1272, 219–222 (October 2019)
  47. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Space–Time–Matter: Cosmology, Particles and Waves in Five Dimensions by Paul S. Wesson & James Overduin
    The Observatory, 139, 1272, 223–225 (October 2019)
  48. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium by Jay M. Pasachoff & Alex Filippenko
    The Observatory, 140, 1274, 22–23 (February 2020)
  49. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity by Sean M. Carroll
    The Observatory, 140, 1274, 33–35 (February 2020)
  50. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Hidden 95% of the Universe by Brian Clegg
    The Observatory, 140, 1275, 61–62 (April 2020)
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  51. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipses to Images of Black Holes by Ron Cowen
    The Observatory, 140, 1275, 64–65 (April 2020)
    ADS: 2020Obs...140...64 | Google Scholar
  52. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Origin and Evolution of the Universe edited by Matthew A. Malkan & Ben Zuckerman
    The Observatory, 140, 1276, 106–107 (June 2020)
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  53. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Little Book of Cosmology by Lyman Page
    The Observatory, 140, 1279, 281–282 (December 2020)
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  54. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Dark Energy Survey: The Story of a Cosmological Experiment by Ofer Lahav, Lucy Calder, Julian Mayers & Joshua A. Frieman
    The Observatory, 140, 1279, 282–283 (December 2020)
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  55. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Cosmology's Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe by P. J. E. Peebles
    The Observatory, 141, 1280, 43–45 (February 2021)
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  56. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A Philosophical Approach to MOND: Assessing the Milgromian Research Program in Cosmology by David Merritt
    The Observatory, 141, 1281, 73–76 (April 2021)
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  57. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook (Or: How to Beat the Big Bang) by Luke Barnes & Geraint F. Lewis
    The Observatory, 141, 1281, 81–82 (April 2021)
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  58. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Thinking About Space and Time: 100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity edited by Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer & Christian Wüthrich
    The Observatory, 141, 1281, 90–92 (April 2021)
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  59. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A Short Course in General Relativity and Cosmology by Reinhard Hentschke & Christian Hölbing
    The Observatory, 141, 1282, 145–146 (June 2021)
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  60. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Elementary Cosmology: From Aristotle's Universe to the Big Bang, Second Edition by James J. Kolata
    The Observatory, 141, 1283, 215–216 (August 2021)
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  61. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Invisible Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Origin and End of the Universe by Antonino Del Popolo
    The Observatory, 141, 1284, 264–265 (October 2021)
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  62. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Multiverse Theories: A Philosophical Perspective by Simon Friederich
    The Observatory, 141, 1284, 267–268 (October 2021)
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  63. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle
    The Observatory, 141, 1285, 303–304 (December 2021)
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  64. Phillip Helbig
    Review of General Relativity: The Essentials by Carlo Rovelli
    The Observatory, 142, 1287, 70–71 (April 2022)
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  65. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Conversations on Quantum Gravity by Jácome Armas
    The Observatory, 142, 1288, 122–124 (June 2022)
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  66. Phillip Helbig
    Review of extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth by Avi Loeb
    The Observatory, 142, 1289, 184–186 (August 2022)
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  67. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Sidney Coleman's Lectures on Relativity edited by David Griffiths, David Derbes & Richard Sohn
    The Observatory, 142, 1290, 230–231 (October 2022)
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  68. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A Student's Guide to Special Relativity by Norman Gray
    The Observatory, 142, 1290, 232–233 (October 2022)
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  69. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Stephen Hawking: Friendship and Physics by Leonard Mlodinow
    The Observatory, 142, 1290, 241–242 (October 2022)
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  70. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel
    The Observatory, 142, 1291, 288–289 (December 2022)
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  71. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Applications of General Relativity, With Problems by Philippe Jetzer
    The Observatory, 142, 1291, 301–302 (December 2022)
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  72. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling
    The Observatory, 143, 1292, 37–39 (February 2023)
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  73. Phillip Helbig
    Review of What is Dark Matter? by Peter Fisher
    The Observatory, 143, 1292, 40–42 (February 2023)
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  74. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Modern Special Relativity: A Student's Guide with Discussions and Examples by Johann Rafelski
    The Observatory, 143, 1292, 53–54 (February 2023)
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  75. Phillip Helbig
    Review of When Galaxies Were Born: The Quest for Cosmic Dawn by Richard S. Ellis
    The Observatory, 43, 1293, 92–93 (April 2023)
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  76. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Fundamental Ideas in Cosmology: Scientific, philosophical and sociological critical perspectives by Martin López-Corredoira
    The Observatory, 143, 1293, 214–216 (April 2023)
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  77. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Een Passie voor Precisie: Frederik Kaiser (1808--1872) Vader van de Leidse Sterrewacht by Rob van den Berg
    The Observatory, 143, 1294, 135–137 (June 2023)
    Google Scholar
  78. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Irresistable Attraction of Gravity: A Journey to Discover Black Holes by Luciano Rezzolla
    The Observatory, 143, 1296, 229–230 (October 2023)
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  79. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Reversing the Arrow of Time by Bryan W. Roberts
    The Observatory, 143, 1296, 238–240 (October 2023)
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  80. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack
    The Observatory, 144, 1298, 38–41 (February 2024)
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  81. Phillip Helbig
    Review of More Than Curious: A Science Memoir by William H. Press
    The Observatory, 144, 1300, 151–153 (June 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..150H | Google Scholar
  82. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Galaxy Formation, Third Edition by Malcom S. Longair
    The Observatory, 144, 1300, 153–154 (June 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..153H | Google Scholar
  83. Phillip Helbig
    Review of White Holes: Inside the Horizon by Carlo Rovelli
    The Observatory, 144, 1300, 157–159 (June 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..157H | Google Scholar
  84. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Allure of the Multiverse by Paul Halpern
    The Observatory, 144, 1301, 197–199 (August 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..197H | Google Scholar
  85. Phillip Helbig
    Review of On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory by Thomas Hertog
    The Observatory, 144, 1301, 201–204 (August 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..201H | Google Scholar
  86. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith
    The Observatory, 144, 1301, 210–213 (August 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..210H | Google Scholar
  87. Phillip Helbig
    Review of A General Relativity Coursebook by Ed Daw
    The Observatory, 144, 1301, 213–214 (August 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..213H | Google Scholar
  88. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Quantum Drama: From the Bohr--Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement by Jim Baggott & John L. Heilbron
    The Observatory, 144, 1302, 257–258 (October 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..257H | Google Scholar
  89. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Strong Gravitational Lensing in the Era of Big Data by Hannah_Stacey, Alessandro Sonnenfeld & Claudio Grillo
    The Observatory, 144, 1302, 262–263 (October 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..262H | Google Scholar
  90. Phillip Helbig
    Review of General Relativity: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind & André Cabannes
    The Observatory, 144, 1303, 293–294 (December 2044)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..293H | Google Scholar
  91. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles by Samuel Graydon
    The Observatory, 144, 1303, 295–296 (December 2024)
    ADS: 2024Obs...144..295H | Google Scholar
  92. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars (That You Can Spot in the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
    The Observatory, 145, 1304, 40–41 (February 2025)
    ADS: 2025Obs...145...40H | Google Scholar
  93. Phillip Helbig
    Review of The Enchantment of Urania: 25 Centuries of Exploration of the Sky by Massimo Capaccioli
    The Observatory, 145, 1304, 42–44 (February 2025)
    ADS: 2025Obs...145...42H | Google Scholar

Book reviews in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

  1. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space Sciences in the History of the Max Planck Society by Luisa Bonolis & Juan-Andres Leon
    JAHH, 27, 1, 221--–224 (March 2024)
    doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.15 | ADS: 2024JAHH...27..221H
  2. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Visionen neuer Wissenschaft: Zur dialogischen Dichtung von Dante Alighieri und Johannes Kepler by Laetitia Rimpau
    JAHH, 27, 1, 232–235 (March 2024)
    doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.20 | ADS: 2024JAHH...27..232H

Book reviews in Isis

  1. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Hans-Jürgen Treder: Ein Porträt edited by Klaus Mauersberger & Monika Schulz-Fieguth
    Isis, 112, 2, 431–432 (June 2021)
    doi: 10.1086/714741
  2. Phillip Helbig
    Review of Biologie in der DDR: Beiträge zur 24. Jahrestagung der DGGTB in Greifswald 2015 edited by Michael Kaasch, Joachim Kaasch & Torsten K. D. Himmel.
    ISIS, 112, 2, 432–433 (June 2021)
    doi: 10.1086/714750

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