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• Author(s): Rocky Kolb • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyFrom the Back CoverIn this immensely readable book, noted cosmologist Rocky Kolb reveals the very human struggles of astronomy sup...

• Author(s): Alan Boss • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyWe are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe -- we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets aroun...

• Author(s): Richard Morris • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyFrom the formation of the universe to the theory of matter to life on earth, Richard Morris delivers a clear and concise pictu...

• Author(s): James D. Stein • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyOur fascination with numbers begins when we are children and continues throughout our lives. We start counting our fingers and...

• Author(s): Paul Halpern • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - Cosmology"A rich and rewarding history of one of the most astounding ideas in physics and astronomy" (Marcia Bartusiak) - that the univer...

• Author(s): John Farrell • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologySometimes our understanding of our universe is given a huge boost by one insightful thinker. Such a boost came in the first half...

• Author(s): Chris Lintott • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyA "riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (The Telegraph), told "with an engaging voice, a diverting sense of hum...

• Author(s): Barry Parker • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyAn accessible overview of the evolution and development of our universe -- from the Big Bang to cosmic strings.

• Author(s): John S. Lewis • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyWhile we worry over the depletion of the earth's natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented b...

• Author(s): Martin Rees • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyThe genesis of the universe elegantly explained in a simple theory based on just six numbers by one of the world's most renowned ...

• Author(s): Barry Parker • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyFrom award-winning science writer Barry Parker, the only book to consider chaos theory in all areas of astronomy.

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: EssaysA prize-winning popular science writer uses mathematical modeling to explain the cosmos. In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilar...

• Author(s): Paul Halpern • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyA comparative overview of common images of the universe from world art and folklore and their similarities to our current scient...

• Author(s): Lawrence M. Krauss • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsWill the universe continue to expand forever, reverse its expansion and begin to contract, or reach a delicately poised state...

• Author(s): Zeeya Merali • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsAn award-winning science writer takes us into the lab to answer some of life's biggest questions: How was the universe created? And...