Some fifteen billion years ago a titanic explosion created space and time and started the Universe on its epic journey towards ever greater complexity.

Out of a tiny primordial speck was woven an immense tapestry of hundreds of billions of galaxies, each home to many stars.

In one of those galaxies, on a planet circling a nondescript star, there emerged human beings with the ability to marvel at the beauty of the cosmos.

In clear language, and nearly 200 illustrations, photographs and diagrams this fascinating account explains the Big Bang and its ever-expanding consequences.

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