Our Accidental Universe

An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. *Now updated to include a new Afterword.* ''A riveting real-life Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy.'' Telegraph ''‘An enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries…His excellent book is a layman’s guide to the surprises’ - Daily Mail ''Lintott''s boundless enthusiasm for everything cosmic makes it hard to put this book away once you start reading.'' BBC Sky at Night Magazine ''Entertaining and enlightening'' - The Idler ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... The BBC presenter of ''Sky at Night'', and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris