Join Chris Kitchin on this tour through the Universe from the Big Bang onwards. In a series of linked essays, the author explores the limits of knowledge where scientific fact overtakes and merges with the wilder speculations of science fiction.The beginnings of galaxies, stars, planets and even life itself are related back to the ravelled turmoil of the first few seconds and years of life in the cosmos. The journey continues past the ultimate fate of the Solar System to probe the nature of supernovae. The future of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, super-clusters of clusters of galaxies and so on leads towards the finale, where we encounter some of the more bizarre musings of physicists and astronomers, suggesting possible destinies for the universe stretching billions of times its present age into the future.Of interest to general science readers, astronomers, and astrophysicists at all levels.
Industry Reviews
"This book takes the reader on a guided tour of the new and exciting concepts which are now shaping our view of the Cosmos." Spaceflight, Dec 1990 "This book is one of the best accounts of modern views of cosmology to appear in recent years." Aslib, vol. 56, No. 1 January 1991 "The book is written in an entertaining way" Paul Murdin, the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Times Higher Educational Supplement, No. 956, 1 March 1991 "I originally expected this book to be just another run-of-the-mill jaunt into popular science. However, the style and depth of information covered sets it apart from similar publications...a comprehensive insight into modern astrophysical theories..." Alister Hillman. The British Astronomical Association, 1991 ..."has the great skill to get it right with few words...very nicely written yet precise..." R Kippenhahn, Physikalische Bl^D"atter, June 1991 ..."this book, once started, cannot be put down..." Heinz Tiersch, Astronomische Nachrichten, No. 312, 1991 "Writing in an entertaining and undemanding style...This is a journey to be followed by any reader with an enquiring mind who has ever wondered about the true nature of the universe." Europe and Astronomy, Winter 1992 ook takes the reader on a guided tour of the new and exciting concepts which are now shaping our view of the Cosmos." Spaceflight, Dec 1990 "This book is one of the best accounts of modern views of cosmology to appear in recent years." Aslib, vol. 56, No. 1 January 1991 "The book is written in an entertaining way" Paul Murdin, the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Times Higher Educational Supplement, No. 956, 1 March 1991 "I originally expected this book to be just another run-of-the-mill jauntinto popular science. However, the style and depth of information covered sets it apart from similar publications...a comprehensive insight into modern astrophysical theories..." Alister Hillman. The British Astronomical Association, 1991 ..."has the great skill to get it right with few words...very nicely written yet precise..." R Kippenhahn, Physikalische Bl^D"atter, June 1991 ..."this book, once started, cannot be put down..." Heinz Tiersch, Astronomische Nachrichten, No. 312, 1991 "Writing in an entertaining and undemanding style...This is a journey to be followed by any reader with an enquiring mind who has ever wondered about the true nature of the universe." Europe and Astronomy, Winter 1992
