The Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy by Fulvio Melia, Princeton, $29.95/£19.95, ISBN 0691095051 Reviewed by Marcus Chown
YOU have to feel for Arizona astronomer Fulvio Melia who could only come up with The Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy as the title for his book. Isn’t it about time astronomers invented a decent name for the black hole skulking at the heart of the Milky Way? After all, it is the most remarkable object in our galaxy. And, at almost 3 million times the mass of the sun, it’s the only supermassive black hole…
