cosmology

Paintings enhance the text through a chronicle of our planet--its origin, its development, and its future.

Explores the question of whether life exists in outer space, and looks at how technology is helping scientists learn more about the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

Over 300 full color photographs and text describe the origins of the universe.

Explains how our conception of the size of the universe has changed as astronomers and their instruments have become more sophisticated.

Discusses the various theories concerning the creation, expansion, and possible end of the universe. Also defines such phenomena as black holes, neutrons, pulsars, red shifts, and other discoveries that further enhance our knowledge of the world beyond our planet.

Describes the theoretical work of the outstanding British physicist Stephen Hawking, who has done noteworthy work in cosmology.

An overview of the universe that presents a history of astronomy, the laws of physics, a chronicle of theories about the universe, a survey of the universe's contents, an examination of the solar system, a history of space exploration, a selection of observation charts, and a reference section.

Examines the scope and nature of the universe, focusing on how it is known via observations made, and methods devised, on Earth.

An analysis of how the views of influential thinkers throughout history have affected the evolution of our culture and our lives.

Explains the Big Bang theory of the formation of the universe and discusses its possible continued growth.