ch. 2. Early relativistic cosmology
ch. 3. Observational revolution
ch. 4. Observational trail 1931-56, the determination of H₀ and the age dilemma
ch. 5. Changing times, 1945-65: new techniques and new people
ch. 6. Extension of the redshift-apparent magnitude diagram to faint galaxies 1956-95
ch. 7. Classical steady-state cosmological model and its observational tests
ch. 8. Cosmic microwave background: an historical account
ch. 9. Origin of the light elements
ch. 10. New primordial calculation of Y and of D/H
ch. 11. New observational evidence and its interpretation: (a) quasi-stellar objects and redshifts
ch. 12. New observational evidence and its interpretation: (b) ejection phenomena and energetics
ch. 13. Modern Friedmann cosmology
ch. 14. Standard cosmology
ch. 15. New cosmological models
ch. 16. Observations explained in terms of the quasi-steady-state model
ch. 17. Intrinsic redshift problem
ch. 18. Creation centers and black holes
ch. 19. Modern observations of faint galaxies and related objects
ch. 20. Large-scale distribution of matter
ch. 21. Brief account of the radiation fields in the universe: the observations and their interpretation
ch. 22. Summary of the material contained in the previous chapters
ch. 23. Some unsolved problems.