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• Cover
• Title Page
• About the Author
• Other titles of interest
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 The Questions That Revealed the Universe was Born
• 2 The Big Bang: The Birth of It All
• 3 Randomness Becomes Structure: The Formation of the First Galaxies
• Plates Section One
• 4 The Dark Ages and the Emerging Cosmic Dawn
• 5 Our Galaxy: Birth and Cannibalism
• 6 Ancestors, Siblings and Children: The Stars and the Sun
• 7 The Sun: A Star in Its Maturity
• 8 Stars that Die: The Biggest Bangs since the Big Bang
• 9 The Birth of the Solar System
• 10 Chaos and Collisions in the Solar System
• 11 The Earth: A World of Difference
• Plates Section Two
• 12 Sequel: The Future Life of the Universe
• 13 Prequel: What Caused the Big Bang Expansion?
• Glossary
• Picture Credits
• Index
• Copyright