Explores the Copernican principle and its implications for our place in the universe for fresh scientific and philosophical perspectives
Features contributions from leading astrophysicists and scientists for up-to-date research and analysis
Connects cosmic phenomena to biological evolution and life's abundance across realities
Engaging narrative style makes complex scientific ideas accessible to a wide audience
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Longlisted for the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Short-listed for Physics World 's Book of the Year The Sunday Times (UK) Best Science Book of 2014 A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2014 An NBC News Top Science and Tech Book of 2014 A Politics & Prose 2014 Staff Pick In the sixteenth century, N