title: Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos
author:  Brian Cox 
description: "Brian Cox [is] perhaps the most popular scientist of the 21st century."<b>The National</b><br /><br />"[An] accessible, lucid, and entertaining introduction to cutting-edge astrophysics and cosmology. Revealing how scientists explore the universe, the authors celebrate the scientific method as much as the scientific discoveries they address...It's smooth sailing through increasingly complex topics...Curious readers will appreciate how Cox and Forshaw celebrate the scientific process as heartily as they embrace the wonder of the universe." <br /><b><i>Publishers Weekly (starred review)</i></b><br /><br />"Readers...will gain a more significant understanding of some profound cosmological phenomena."<br /><br /><b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br />"Some readers eat popular physics for breakfast. Others yearn for a single simple volume to bring them up to speed, thereby freeing them for the fun stuff (life sciences, tech stories, cat videos). Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw will satisfy both audiences with their broad-brush account of the physical world that still finds room for uncertainty, controversy-even a little light maths. Rarely has a difficult subject been rendered so accessible."<b><i>New Scientist</i></b><br /><br />"This is a book about means and processes but also about wonder...Cox and fellow celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson have taken the mantel of generational science communicators once carried by Carl Sagan and Bill Nye...Universal is a bulwark providing an overview of how far we've come in understanding our universe and a taste of where we will go. As our professors and guides, Cox and Forshaw require our curiosity and patience. Passages will be reread. Graphs will be stared at indefinitely without guarantee of comprehension. By the end you will be rewarded with a little understanding and some hope for the future (which is also in great demand in these precarious times)."<b><i>Spectrum Culture</i></b><br /><br />"Physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw reach for the stars and lasso the moon in Universal."<b><i>Vanity Fair</i></b><br /><br /><br /><br />"This book distinguishes itself by its emphasis on measurement...The book is well indexed and enjoyable. Beginning undergraduates and general readers will find it engaging and informative. Recommended."<br /><b>Choice</b>
zlib_text: THE CROWD AND THE COSMOS
  
  Praise for The Crowd and the Cosmos
  “The Crowd and the Cosmos is a superbly written insight into the unique and
  powerful contribution enthusiasts from all walks of life can make to scientific
  knowledge. it is also a fascinating and much-needed description of how we acquire
  reliable knowledge about Nature, from the search for planets and perhaps
  civilisations around distant stars to observations of Penguins in the Antarctic and
  what they can teach us about the impact we are having on our own world.”
  Brian Cox
  “Chris Lintott, is a modest genius. He has quietly revolutionised modern
  Astronomy (and a few other branches of science) by using digital platforms to
  involve the public in processing data. Essentially anyone who wants to contribute
  some of their spare time can, and is invited through Chris”s Zoooniverse projects to
  do real science. Literally millions have taken up the invitation. This is a beautifully
  readable book, which tells the story of the Zooniverse