624 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
Note
Reprint. Originally published: 2005.
"Special illustrated edition"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 596-616) and index.
Summary
The author traces the Big Bang through the rise of civilization, documenting his work with a host of the world's most advanced scientists and mathematicians to explain why things are the way they are.
Contents
Lost in the cosmos -- The size of the earth -- A new age dawns -- Dangerous planet -- Life itself -- The road to us.
