Tim Robinson's votes on the list Science Writing

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1	Absolute Zero And The Conquest Of Cold: And the Conquest of Cold – An Acclaimed History of Temperature Science that Revolutionized Civilization by Tom Shachtman 3.79 avg rating — 263 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 3.99 avg rating — 77,667 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages by Douglas Macdougall 4.09 avg rating — 194 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Planets by Carl Sagan 4.23 avg rating — 71 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus by John Emsley 3.80 avg rating — 545 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective by Paul Colinvaux 4.19 avg rating — 276 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	On Growth and Form by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson 4.14 avg rating — 894 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution by Madison Smartt Bell 3.51 avg rating — 159 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Spinning Magnet: The Electromagnetic Force That Created the Modern World--and Could Destroy It by Alanna Mitchell 3.79 avg rating — 367 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Trilobite!: Eyewitness to Evolution by Richard Fortey 4.11 avg rating — 2,421 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe by Nicholas Nicastro (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 101 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality by Dave Goldberg (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 567 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Vesuvius: A Biography by Alwyn Scarth 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 187 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley 3.98 avg rating — 220 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Thea Cooper 4.17 avg rating — 1,076 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Between Genius and Genocide The Tragedy of Fritz Haber, Father of Chemical Warfare by Daniel Charles 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life beyond Our Solar System by Ray Jayawardhana 3.80 avg rating — 374 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester 3.81 avg rating — 14,300 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars