A Brief History of Time vs The atmosphere: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Temps, Science
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking's ‘A Brief History of Time has become an international publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages, it has sold over ten million copies worldwide and lives on as a science book that continues…
1 film adaptation
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The atmosphere
For Introduction to Meteorology, Introduction to Weather and Climate, and Introduction to the Atmosphere courses in the departments of Geography, Physical Sciences, Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Geology, and Physics.
The verdict
- Readers rate A Brief History of Time highest: A Brief History of Time 4.2 · The atmosphere 3.9.
- A Brief History of Time is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The atmosphere.
- A Brief History of Time has the widest readership — 492256 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Brief History of Time | The atmosphere | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (492256) | 4.0 (2) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (925) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (18) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (699) | — |
Reception
| A Brief History of Time | The atmosphere | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 492256 | 2 |
| Editions | 120 | 56 |
| Citations | — | 258 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 637224 | 3 |
| Reading it now | 37677 | — |
| Written reviews | 14588 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 8444 | 11740 |
| Pages | 248 | 528 |