<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936. With new forewords.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In less than a century, the accepted picture of the universe transformed from a stagnant place, composed entirely of our own Milky Way galaxy, to a realm inhabited by billions of individual galaxies, hurtling away from one another. We must thank, in pa<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This enduring work is the closest we can get to Edwin Hubble's personal thoughts as he broke open the boundaries of the universe in the early twentieth century. In this compelling summary of his historic observations of myriad galaxies swiftly moving outward in space-time, we see both his awe--and his doubts--over the new and surprising cosmos he had revealed. A true classic of scientific literature.--Marcia Bartusiak, MIT, author of <i>The Day We Found the Universe</i> <p/>--Marcia Bartusiak<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Edwin Hubble</b> spent most of his illustrious career at the Mount Wilson Observatory, in Pasadena, California. <b>Robert P. Kirshner</b> is Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University. <b>Sean M. Carroll</b> is Senior Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.</p>