Companion to the Cosmos

by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin

For the first time, a renowned science writer describes in detail the tremendous advances in astronomy over the last decade, with an extended essay that sums up the present state of knowledge about the universe, in a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. By the author of Schro+a5dinger's Cat.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Astronomy, Physics

504 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

John R. Gribbin is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.

Reviews

[Daniel Benshana · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable explanation of many modern scientific themes, investigations and discoveries.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A type of encyclopedia, good for reference for cosmology terms , timelines of discoveries and biographies of famous mathematicians, physicists, etc. Not something to read in one or two sit-downs unless your really into the topic.

[Madebe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in Mombasa just after it was published and found it an invaluable resource, that was referred to often by myself and friends. It was in fact the first time i was introduced to the idea of dark matter and the four fundamental forces of the universe. I'm not so sure how authoritative it remains nearly 10 years later so my rating does reflect my first reading.

[Kozmo Kliegl · Rating 5 out of 5]

The big brother of the Author's 'Stardust', explains the workings of the Universe in great detail but is still an enjoyable read. My favorite part's about the inner working of the Sun.