Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology

by John North

Book Overview

For millennia humans have studied the skies to help them grow crops, navigate the seas, and earn favor from their gods. We still look to the stars today for answers to fundamental questions: How did the universe begin? Will it end, and if so, how? What is our place within it? John North has been examining such questions for decades. In Cosmos, he offers a sweeping historical survey of the two sciences that help define our place in the universe:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226594416
• ISBN13: 9780226594415
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"