Cosmology

• Gribbin, John Companion to the Cosmos An excellent reference, arranged alphabetically. Thoroughly worth getting.

• Gribbin, John In Search of the Big Bang The best introduction to Big Bang. Very well written and explained. Recommended.

• Gribbin, John In Search of Schrödinger's Cat A very good introduction to Quantum Theory.

• Hartquist, T.W. and Williams, D.A. The Chemically Controlled Cosmos An introduction to cosmic chemistry for the non-specialist.

• Hawking, Stephen The Illustrated a Brief History of Time The updated and illustrated version of his bestseller -- worth getting for the illustrations alone.

• Hoyle, Fred; Burbridge, Geoffrey & Narlikar, Jayant A Different Approach to Cosmology A marvellous book which challenges much conventional wisdom. Mathematical literacy will aid understanding!

• Longair, Malcolm Our Evolving Universe Clearly written, non-technical introduction to cosmology. The author's obvious enthusiasm helps to make this a compulsive read.

• Pickover, C.A. Black Holes: A Traveler's Guide Join two imaginary scientists as they travel to a black hole and conduct experiments which reveal its nature to you.

• Terzian, Yervant & Bilson, Elizabeth M.(ed) Carl Sagan's Universe Multi-contrubutor (including Sagan) book covering the fields of science in which Sagan worked. Also available in hardback.

• Verschuur, Gerrit L. The Invisible Universe Revealed: The Story of Radio Astronomy Excellent account of the story of radio astronomy, this well illustrated ans very readable book is an excellent introduction to the ideas, discoveries and techniques in this field. Recommended.

• Weinberg, Steven The First Three Minutes This book is rapidly attaining the status of a classic. Highly recommended.