Physical Description:x, 260 p. (large print) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:1st large print ed.
Publisher:New York : Random House Large Print, c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Thinking about the universe -- Our evolving picture of the universe -- The nature of a scientific theory -- Newton's universe -- Relativity -- Curved space -- The expanding universe -- The Big Bang, Black holes, and the evolution of the universe -- Quantum gravity -- Wormholes and time travel -- The forces of nature and the unification of physics -- Conclusion.