On the Shores of the Unknown
Subtitle: A Short History of the Universe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780521836272
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Popular astronomy; Cosmology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Astronomy - Universe; Science / Astronomy; Astrophysics
First sentence: The universe began in a violent explosion that occurred about 15 billion years ago: this is the modern hypothesis that has replaced the myths of classical Greece and Rome, of ancient China and India.