Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Impey, Chris. Title: How it began : a time-traveler's guide to the universe / Chris Impey. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton, c2012. Description: xiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Summary: In this vibrant, eye-opening tour of milestones in the history of our universe, Chris Impey guides us through space and time, leading us from the familiar sights of the night sky to the dazzlingly strange aftermath of the Big Bang. Subjects: Cosmology -- Popular works. Space and time -- Popular works. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Separated at birth -- Planetary zoo -- Distant worlds -- Stellar nursery -- The edge of darkness -- Island universe -- Cosmic architecture -- Nuclear power -- The growth of galaxies -- Light and life -- Big bang -- White heat -- Something rather than nothing -- Unification and inflation -- Multiverse. LCCN: 2011052855 ISBN: 9780393080025 0393080021 Other Number: 738350049 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 324246 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 0 Call Number: 523.12 Impey Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1