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Prefaces; Introduction; Part I: 1. What is cosmology?; 2. Earlyscientific cosmology; 3. Cartesian and Newtonian world systems; 4. Cosmologyafter Newton and before Einstein; 5. Stars; 6. Galaxies; 7. Location and thecosmic center; 8. Containment and the cosmic edge; 9. Space and time; PartII: 10. Curved space; 11. Special relativity; 12. General relativity; 13.Black holes; 14. Expansion of the universe; 15. Cosmic redshifts; 16.Newtonian cosmology; 17. Cosmic box; 18. Many universes; 19. Observationalcosmology; Part III: 20. The early universe; 21. Horizons in the universe;22. Inflation; 23. The cosmic numbers; 24. Darkness at night; 25. Creation ofthe universe; 26. Life in the universe; Index.