Beginning with humankind's earliest views of the cosmos recorded in Egypt, Babylon, and Greece, and evidence from megalithic sites such as Stonehenge, Trefil quickly traces the rise of Western astronomy to contemporary views of stars, galaxies, and infinity. Issues of cosmology, astrophysics, and cosmogony are treated lucidly and richly illustrated with hundreds of colored pictures and diagrams. Important unsolved scientific problems are explored, as well as questions such as the existence of extraterrestrial life. Completely up-to-date scientifically, this book tells a story of immense scope.

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