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3.0 out of 5 stars
A book about a genius., April 1 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: EDMOND HALLEY: GENIUS IN ECLIPSE (Hardcover)
This book mainly describes the life of Edmond Halley and the accomplishments that he has made throughout his life. It told less about the comet than I anticipated and more about the rest of the life which I liked. It kept me attracted to the book while I was amazed at the many things that he had done throughout his life.
This book also told of the tragic side of his life. However, it never expressed what feelings Edmond Halley showed when these things occurred. I would say that it is okay when you are dealing with a person of that far in the past.
This book rates fairly well. Its a little off books like "To Kill A Mockingbird" and is a biography so it shouldn't be like that. Overall, the book was also well written, however could get boring at times. It may seldomly tended to explore one area too much leaving the reader bored. I understood the book very well and rate it good.