Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe

The definitive guide to the universe, from the Solar System to the farthest limits of space, for the whole family is now available in paperback. Martin J. Rees, well-known cosmologist, is the author of Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe (2001, pb) and Our Final Hour: A scientist's warning: How terror, error, and environmental disaster threaten humankind's future in this century (2004, pb), as well as other books for the trade and academic audiences.