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'A Brief History of Time' book summary

' A Brief History of Time ' is the record breaking bestseller of the world. It provides us the history of time starting from the very start, that is, the big bang theory, till the end of time, that is, the black holes.  This book is written by physicist Stephen Hawking. The introductory part of the book is written by American Astronomer and Science communicator Carl Edward Sagan. This book is an theoretical Cosmology, which gives in depth knowledge of physics to the readers. It was originally published in the year 1988 by Bantam Dell Publishing Group. The book covers 11 chapters within 201 pages.  The book starts with Acknowledgements and Introduction. Just like any other book, this 2 sections has been provided just to get to know who the author is and why he has written this book. Main reading begins from: Chapter 1: Our Picture of the Universe: This chapter provides us the basic knowledge of the universe and how we see it. It tells us about the beliefs people wer...