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Science 13 May 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5724, pp. 956 - 957
DOI: 10.1126/science.1111602
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Books

ASTRONOMY:
Going On from Observation

A review by E. Margaret Burbidge*

Conflict in the Cosmos
Fred Hoyle's Life in Science
by Simon Mitton
Joseph Henry, Washington, DC, 2005. 398 pp. $27.95, C$37.95.. ISBN 0-309-09313-9.

Fred Hoyle A Life in Science
Aurum, London, 2005. 320 pp. £18.99. ISBN 1-85410-961-8.

In this biography of one of the most famous and controversial astronomers of the 20th century, the author recounts the clashes between Hoyle and his critics along with the underlying science.
The reviewer is at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0424, La Jolla, CA 92093-0424, USA. E-mail: mburbidge{at}ucsd.edu

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