The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe

The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe
ISBN-10
080271921X
ISBN-13
9780802719218
Series
The Path
Category
Science
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2009-05-26
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Chet Raymo

Description

For almost forty years, Chet Raymo has walked a one-mile path from his house to the college where he taught, chronicling the universe he has found through observing every detail of his route with a scientist's curiosity, a historian's respect for the past, and a child's capacity for wonder. With each step, the landscape he traversed became richer, suggesting deeper and deeper aspects of astronomy, history, biology, and literature, and making the path universal in scope. His insights inspire us to turn out local paths-- whether through cities, suburbs, or rural areas-- into portals to greater understanding of our interconnectedness with nature and history.

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