Resource Reviews November 2020: ‘Superior’, ‘Tree Story’, ‘The World According to Physics’, ‘Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets’, Pasco//Code.Node and the LTDZ_35–4400 MHz Spectrum Analyser

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Abstract Books: The return of race science: Ruth Wiltsher reviews ‘Superior’ by Angela Saini. The history of the world is written in rings: Rick Marshall reviews ‘Tree Story’ by Valerie Trouet. An ode to physics–why physics is so wonderful: Rick Marshall reviews ‘The world according to physics’ by Jim Al-Khalili. Astrophysics from the ground up: Rick Marshall reviews ‘Exploding stars and invisible planets’ by Fred Watson. Whoever heard of Cecilia Payne?: David Sang reviews ‘What stars are made of—The life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin’ by Donovan Moore. Equipment: An introduction to coding: John Kinchin reviews the Pasco//Code.Node A microwave analyser for the laboratory: Frank Thompson reviews the LTDZ_35–4400 MHz Spectrum Analyser.