Cosmology category: 730 books
Heart of Darkness
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Invisible Universe
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and dark energy--comprise most of the known cosmos, explain the growth of all...
The Book of Nothing
Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary quantum...
The Edge of Physics
A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
A tour of the exotic and remote outposts where scientists seek answers to the great mysteries: “A thrilling ride around the globe and around the cosmos.” —Sean Carroll, author of From Eternity to Here
In The Edge of Physics, a science writer journeys to the ends of the Earth—visiting...
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
For Big Bang Theory fans, don't miss this indispensable guide:COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITIONHow did the Universe begin? And how will it end?In this radically revised and updated edition incorporating the latest scientific findings, acclaimed science writer...
by John Gribbin
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Everybody is intrigued by ideas such as the Big Bang and black holes, and we all want to know how we fit into the Universe at large. Scientists now understand better than ever before the scope of the Universe and its origins, and the variety of objects it contains, from quasars and pulsars to galaxies...
by Alfonso Borello
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
A collection of short essays on Cosmology, Science and Evolution also published as singles under the titles: M-Could You Be on Another Dimension, War of the Currents, The Ducati Girl, Darwin, and the Pig of Nebraska.
The Sleepwalkers
A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Arthur Koestler's extraordinary history of humanity's changing vision of the universe
In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He shows...
by Stephen Pincock, Mark Frary
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Do you want to learn about the physical origin of the Universe, but don’t have the rest of eternity to read up on it? Do you want to know what scientists know about where you and your planet came from, but without the science blinding you? ‘Course you do – and who better than For Dummies to...
by Chris Impey
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2012
“Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller.”—Dava Sobel
In this vibrant, eye-opening tour of milestones in the history of our universe, Chris Impey guides us through space and time, leading us from the familiar sights of the night sky to...
The Extravagant Universe
Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers, Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery: the expansion of the universe is accelerating...
The Intelligence of the Cosmos
Why Are We Here? New Answers from the Frontiers of Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world
• Outlines the new understanding of matter and mind coming to light at the cutting edge of physics and consciousness research
• Explains how we can evolve consciously,...
Before Time Began
The Big Bang and the Emerging Universe
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
What is the origin of the universe? What was there before the universe appeared? We are currently witnessing a second Copernican revolution: neither our Earth and Sun, nor our galaxy, nor even our universe, are the end of all things. Beyond our world, in an endless multiverse, are innumerable other...
by Lee Smolin
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 1999
Lee Smolin offers a new theory of the universe that is at once elegant, comprehensive, and radically different from anything proposed before. Smolin posits that a process of self organization like that of biological evolution shapes the universe, as it develops and eventually reproduces through black...
The Matchbox That Ate a Forty-Ton Truck
What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you about the most shocking discovery in the history of science: that at its deepest level the world is orchestrated by chance; that ultimately, things happen for no reason at all. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger shows you that...