Read by Bronson Pinchot A unique blend of literary experimentation and science popularization, this delightful book is a perfect gift for any aspiring astronomer. The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the universe on a human scale, and the result is out of this world. From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, The Edge of the Sky tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology - with a twist. The books lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in the English language, even excluding physics, energy, galaxy, and universe. Through the eyes of a fictional scientist Student-People hunting for dark matter with one of the biggest telescopes Big-Seers on Earth Home-World, cosmologist Roberto Trotta explores the most important ideas about our universe All-There-Is in language simple enough for anyone to understand.
