This popular-science account, written with the physicist Brian Cox, moves beyond the solar system to the origin and structure of the cosmos. It describes the first stars, the life cycles of suns, the formation and collision of galaxies, black holes, dark matter, and the search for planets around other stars. The narrative follows current observation - telescopes, spectra, and deep-field images - rather than myth. Chapters place Earth in a sequence from the Big Bang to the far future of an expanding universe. The book is an explanatory tour of contemporary cosmology for the general reader, pairing argument with the evidence of modern instruments.
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2 SubjectsBound in paper printed and blocked with a wrap-around colour photo. Slipcase printed with a wrap-around colour photo. Page edges stained blue.
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
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| 1st Printing | 2011 | — |
| 2nd Printing | 2013 | — |
| 3rd Printing | 2017 | — |
| 4th Printing | 2021 | — |
| 5th Printing | 2025 | — |