Astronomy: Cosmic Journey - A History of Scientific Cosmology (Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics)

"From the ancient Greeks to the Hubble Space Telescope - the story of the colorful individuals, startling ideas and ingenious tools that brought us knowledge of the vast and strange universe we inhabit. Written by leading historians of astronomy, richly illustrated." -- from the website. <http://www.aip.org/history/cosmology/>