Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction: The Quest for Cosmic Understanding; 3 1 To See the World in a Grain of Sand: What We Can Observe from Earth; 4 2 Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Einstein's Far-Reaching Vision; 5 3 Eternity in an Hour: The Accelerating Universe; 6 4 Darkness Apparent: The Hidden Stuff of the Cosmos; 7 5 Ever-Changing Moods: Did Nature's Constants Evolve?; 8 6 Escape Clause: Circumventing the Big Bang Singularity; 9 7 What Is Real?; 10 Conclusion: The Spirit of Eddington; 11 Acknowledgments; 12 Notes; 13 Further Reading; 14 Index; 15 Photos

About the Author

Paul Halpern and Paul Wesson