Wonders of the universe /

Cox, Brian

Wonders of the universe / Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen - New York : Harper Design, c2011 - 256 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Messengers. The story of light -- What is light? -- Time travel -- The birth of the universe -- Stardust. The origins of being -- The early universe -- From big bang to sunshine: the first stars -- Falling. Full force -- The tug of the moon -- Feeling the force -- Destiny. The passage of time -- The destiny of stars.

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

9780062110541


COSMOLOGY

AG 105 .C69 2011