This groundbreaking book brings the cosmos to life like never before. Featuring more than two hundred stunning color photographs from the world's leading observatories and eighty detailed diagrams, this large-format book offers a mesmerizing journey through the formation, nature, evolution, and classification of galaxies. Highlights include: * A look at the universe in three dimensions with Brian May's patented 3-D viewer, * Accessible science, offering a non-mathematical review of modern cosmology and astronomy * An exploration of the chaotic beauty of colliding and merging galaxies, * A reference section on historical galaxy catalogues, plus a comprehensive index. Authored by renowned astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson and the world's most famous astronomer Dr Brian May, with ground-breaking stereos by J-P Metsavainio, Islands of Infinity is a must-have for anyone fascinated by the night sky. Co-published with London Stereoscopic Company. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to offer this title in North America.