Cosmology

The science classic made more accessible and more concise. Illustrated. Updated with new research. Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresse... More

Stephen Hawking’s first full length book since the worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time, lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout. Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time was a publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages, it has sold over nine million copies worldwide... More

"A Brief History of Time," published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But th... More

The best-selling science book ever published in the England language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their historical roots, blending science and philosophy in a wholly ene... More

The Holy Grail of modern scientists is "The Theory of Everything," which will contain all that can be known about the Universe -- the magic formula that Einstein spent his life searching for and failed to find. In this elegant and exciting book, first published in 1990, John Barrow challenges the qu... More

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as ... More

Drawing as much on Darwinian ideas as on Einstein’s, this radical, exciting book suggests that the laws of nature are not fixed, but that they evolve in the same way that living things evolve. Smolin suggests our universe is the result of a process of evolution that has created a universe containi... More

Carl Sagan, writer and scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores and explains a mind-boggling future of intelligent robots, extraterrestrial life and its consquences, and other provocative, fascinating quandries of... More

'Fascinating-The major strength of the book lies in the diversity of topics discussed' Nature The constants of nature are the numbers that define the essence of the Universe. They tell us how strong its forces are, and what its fundamental laws can do: the strength of gravity, of magnetism, the spee... More

Why is the universe flat? Why can’t we forecast weather better? Can Schrödinger’s cat really be simultaneously dead and alive? Why does fractal geometry keep showing up in strange places? Might spacetime have eleven dimensions? What does quantum mechanics mean about the nature of our world? In ... More

"Natural Symbols" is one of the most important works of modern anthropology. First published over thirty years ago, the work presaged many of the most controversial areas of intellectual debate, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society and r... More

Everybody is intrigued by ideas such as the Big Bang and black holes, and we all want to know how we fit into the Universe at large. Companion to the Cosmos is a user-friendly guide which nobody interested in the world around us can afford to be without.... More

‘If you lose touch with nature you lose touch with humanity’—Krishnamurti’s Journal, 4 April 1975As early as 1948 Krishnamurti said: ‘Because we do not love the earth and the things of the earth but merely utilize them…we have lost touch with life…We have lost the sense of tenderness, ... More

"A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the... More

Preface / Introduction / What is Life? / Life on Other Planets of our Solar System / General Conditions for the Existence of Life / Origin of Life / Anthropic Principle / Communication with Extra-terrestrial Civilisations / Trips to Alpha Centauri / Information Biomolecules / Bio-geo Chemical Cycles... More

Creative Unity (1922) contains some of Tagore's occasional essays and lectures delivered abroad. Published after his third visit to America (1920-21). these essays reveal his fundamental tenets of art and aesthetics, of life and religion and of 'the religion of the poet.'One of India's most cherishe... More

Take off on a thrilling journey of space exploration and speculation - to the realm where science fiction becomes science fact - as leading writers, researchers, and astronautic engineers describe a not-too-distant future of interstellar travel and colonization from cable cars that ride "skyhooks" i... More