A brief history of the universe : [from ancient Babylon to the Big Bang

"Since the dawn of humanity, men have attempted to divine the nature of the heavens. The first astronomers mapped the movement of the seasons and used the positions of the constellations for augurs and astrology. Today, the search goes ever deeper into the nature of reality and life itself. In this accessible overview, astrophysicist J.P. McEvoy tells the story of how our knowledge of the cosmos has developed. He puts in context many of the greatest discoveries of all time and many of the dominant personalities: Aristotle, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton, and as we approach the modern era, Einstein, Eddington, and Hawking."--Publisher description.

since The Dawn Of Time, Men Have Gazed At The Stars And Attempted To Chart The Heavens. Beginning At Stonehenge And Ending With The Current Crisis In String Theory, The Story Of This Eternal Question To Uncover The Mysteries Of The Universe Describes A Narrative That Includes Some Of The Greatest Discoveries Of All Time And Leading Personalities, Including Aristotle, Copernicus, And Isaac Newton, And The Rise To The Modern Era Of Einstein, Eddington, And Hawking.

Beginning at Stonehenge and ending with the current crisis in String Theory, the story of this eternal question to uncover the mysteries of the universe describes a narrative that includes some of the greatest discoveries of all time and leading personalities, including Aristotle, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton, and the rise to the modern era of Einstein, Eddington, and Hawking. --publisher's description From Stonehenge to String Theory - how astronomy has changed the world