Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-325) and index.
Contents
Preface: A meditation on the origins of science and the science of origins -- Overture: The greatest story ever told -- pt. 1. The origin of the universe. In the beginning -- Antimatter matters -- Let there be light -- Let there be more dark -- One universe or many? -- pt. 2. The origin of galaxies and cosmic structure. Discovering galaxies -- the origin of structure -- pt. 3. The origin of stars. Dust to dust -- The elemental zoo -- pt. 4. The origins of planets. When worlds were young -- Between the planets -- Worlds unnumbered: planets beyond the solar system -- pt. 5. The origin of life. Life in the universe -- The origin of life on earth -- Searching for life in the solar system -- Searching for life in the Milky Way galaxy -- The search for ourselves in the cosmos.
