Takes familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimate nature of reality.

A guide to the northern night sky, helping starwatchers to see the year - 2010's most fascinating events, whether observing with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is suitable for use between latitudes 40N and 60N, including Britain and Ireland, Europe as far south as Rome, and Canada and the northern USA as far south as Philadelphia.

Presents an introduction to the history of universe. This book features pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope.

Presents a practical hour-by-hour tracker, with a full-colour season-by-season guide to exploring the skies. Major constellations are used as signposts to navigate the night sky, introducing the novice astronomer to the joys of stargazing. The wallet contains illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to use the planisphere.

Takes the reader on a guided tour of the stars and constellations seen from the northern hemisphere, using easily recognizable key star groups to 'jump' from one area of the sky to the next. All stars shown on the maps can be seen with the naked eye.

Suitable for those fascinated by the night sky, this book presents an introduction to astronomy and its history. It reveals the story of mankind's quest through the ages to unlock the scientific secrets of our universe.

A Touch of Astronomy Can Change Your Life Forever.

A powerful, moving and gripping book about the lives of the men who walked on the moon, re-issued to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of the first landing.

The author of 'Fermat's Last Theorem' and 'The Code Book' tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. An exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created?

Have you ever wondered where we came from? Or what the reality is of the world beyond our perception? This work aims to provide answers to these questions. It discusses topics such as mythology, space, physics, extraterrestrials, culture, evolution and what the future holds.

An illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets. It allows you to step outside and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the positions of the signs of the zodiac and watch meteor showers. It features: advice on how to navigate the night sky; overhead reference map of the sky; and, reference plan of constellations.

Fascinating guide for beginning amateur astronomers using small telescopes in the northern and southern hemisphere.

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. This book tells this story. Using astronomical data, the author explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future.

Third edition.

Takes us on a tour of the wonder and majesty of the Cosmos, from the smallest subatomic particles to the possibility of infinite universes.

A collection of images of universe's farthest reaches that reveals the grandeur of the universe's earliest eons - using computers, electronics, optics and satellite technology to expand the boundaries of human perception in an innovative way.

How prolific is life in the Universe? How far back to the Big Bang can we probe? And what hidden treasures still await us in the hidden corners of our Solar System? This book explores these questions.

An insider account of the ongoing battles over the status of Pluto.

Introduces the mysteries of the space above us, covering the origins of our universe; the stars, constellations and solar system; astronomers; our atmosphere and weather, with phenomena from the Aurora Borealis to tornadoes; flight and space exploration; and our air quality, pollution and the degradation of our atmosphere.