Books by Paul Murdin

An inside guide by astronomer Paul Murdin revealing everything you need to know about the planets, their satellites and our place in the solar system.

The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world's leading astronomers.

Suitable for those fascinated by the night sky, this book presents an introduction to astronomy and its history. It reveals the story of mankind's quest through the ages to unlock the scientific secrets of our universe.

This revised 1985 edition captures the flavour of ancient astronomy and lays out the accidents, coincidences, false leads and flashes of inspiration that followed as astronomers grasped the implications behind the rare appearance of supernovae. Two supernovae made scientists aware that the stars changed and could be studied like everything else.