A Tribble's Guide to Space: for what reason to Get to Space and What to Do When You Are There through Alan C.

A Tribble's Guide to Space: for what reason to Get to Space and What to Do When You Are There through Alan C. Tribble. Princeton University Pres (http://www.pupress.princeton.edu), 41 William public way Princeton, New Jersey 08540-5237, 2000 224 pages, $3500 (hardcover), $1695 (softcover)

A glance at the title of this work suggests that it will be a whimsical anticipate at space--the final frontier-and that an cooing, purring, furry creature will guide readers by means of 224 information-filled pages of everything they wanted to know about space yet were afraid to ask. I don't know what Alan C Tribble expects like, but I can attest that his Guide to Space is indeed a thorough explanation of basic universals about the physical properties of space, exhibited up in layman's terms. Moreover, the examples he uses to illustrate these universals are clear, well thought revealed and at times even whimsical. My solitary rub about the book is that it would have benefited from breaking up the main sections into smaller, more easily digestible pieces-especially those sections that discuss the properties of light, mass, acceleration, and gravity. In quantity of money Guide to Space serves as an eminent primer for nonscientific readers. Although they may have to revisit a certain number of of the material in order to grasp it satisfactorily, Tribble's wri ting name makes this sometimes-necessary part of the journey tolerable.

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