Books like Cosmology by Steven Weinberg

Stephen Hawking explains the fundamental physics of the universe—space, time, cosmology, black holes, and the Big Bang—in clear, accessible language.

Explains the vision of the universe behind string theory, including new dimensions, black holes, and mysterious phenomena in the cosmos.

A thrilling exploration of the cosmos, brilliantly explained by a popular science master.

Stephen Hawking explores the cutting edge of theoretical physics in layman’s terms, guiding readers through the mysteries that shape our universe.

A technically insightful exploration of the universe’s rapid expansion in the first minutes after the Big Bang, detailing the physical principles and far‑reaching implications for modern cosmology.

A popular science exploration of black holes and the fabric of spacetime, tracing Einsteinian ideas from Newtonian roots to the forefront of 1990s physics.

A comprehensive undergraduate textbook that presents modern cosmology with a focus on observational evidence, the big bang model, galaxy formation, and contemporary cosmological tests, including recent WMAP results and discussions of the cosmological constant.

Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is traced from the early Greek philosophers to the most modern 21st century view. After a brief introduction to the concept of the scientific method, the first part of the book describes the way in which detailed observations of the Universe, first with the naked eye and later with increasingly complex modern instruments, ultimately led to the development of the "Big Bang" theory. The second part of the book traces the evolution of the Big Bang including the very recent observation that the expansion of the Universe is itself accelerating with time.