" Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact". - Thomas Huxley
Giles Sparrow studied Astronomy at University College London, and Science Communication at Imperial College. He is the author of The Universe and How to See It and The Planets and he was also a major contributor to Dorling Kindersley's Universe. His latest book is Hubble:Window on the Universe, published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope.
First broadcast on 19th November 2010.