<div>From the big bang to black holes, from dark matter to dark energy, from the origins of the universe to its ultimate destiny, <I>The Edge of the Sky</I> tells the story of the most important discoveries and mysteries in modern cosmology?with a twist. The book’s lexicon is limited to the thousand most common words in the English language, excluding <I>physics</I>, <I>energy</I>, <I>galaxy</I>, or even <I>universe</I>. Through the eyes of a fictional scientist (Student-People) hunting for dark matter with one of the biggest telescopes (Big-Seers) on Earth (Home-World), cosmologist Roberto Trotta explores the most important ideas about our universe (All-there-is) in language simple enough for anyone to understand.<br><BR>A unique blend of literary experimentation and science popularization, this delightful book is a perfect gift for any aspiring astronomer. <I>The Edge of the Sky</I> tells the story of the universe on a human scale, and the result is out of this world.<BR></div>