Koyré，Alexandre. From the Colsed World to the Infinite Universe (Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1957; reprinted by Harper & Row, New York, 1957)从尼古拉斯到牛顿的宇宙学。书中还描述了牛顿和本特利在绝对空间和恒星起源方面的通信，读起来很有意思。此外，书中还有很实用的摘要。North, J. D. The Measure of the Universe (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1965)从19世纪到1940年代的宇宙学，对相对论宇宙学的创始作了详细描述。Reines, F., ed. Cosmology, Fusion, and Other Matters: Geroge Gamow Memorial Volume (Colorado Associated University Press, 1972)彭齐亚斯对微波背景的发现，阿尔佩尔和赫尔曼对“大爆炸”核合成模型的发展，作了很有价值的亲身描述。Schlipp, P. A., ed. Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1951; reprinted by Harper & Row, New York, 1959)第2卷中有勒梅特关于爱因斯坦引进“宇宙学常数”的文章和因费尔德关于相对论宇宙学的文章。Shapley, H., ed. Source Book in Astronomy 1900-1950 (Harvard University Press, Ccambridge, Mass., 1960)关于宇宙学及天文学其他领域的原始论文的重印本，遗憾的是有许多删节。3.基本粒子物理学现在还没有撇开数学来论述第七章所讲的基本粒子物理学的大部分最新进展的专著。下列文章可算一简要介绍：Weinberg, Steven, “Unified Theories of Elementary Particle Interaction,” Scientific American, July 1974, pp. 50-59。有关即将出版的对基本粒子物理学的更详尽介绍，请参阅：Feinberg, G. What is the World Made of? The Achievements of Twentieth Century Physics (Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1977)。有关原始参考文献，专为行内人士撰写的介绍，请参阅以下著述：Taylor, J. C. Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1976)Weinberg. S. “Recent Progress in Gauge Theories of the Weak, Electromagnetic and Strong Interactions,”Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol.46, pp. 255-277 (1974)。4.其他Allen, C. W. Astrophysical Quantities. 3rd ed. (The Athone Press, London, 1973)查阅方便的天文物理学数据与公式集。Sandage, A. The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies (Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington, D. C., 1961)内有大量精美的星系图片，用以阐述哈勃的分类方案。Sturleson, Snorri. The Younger Edda, translated by R. B. Anderson (Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago, 1901)关于宇宙的起源与终结的另一种观点。