COSMIC VIEW: The Universe in 40 Jumps by Kees Boeke This is a copy of Kees Boeke's book, COSMIC VIEW: The Universe in 40 Jumps (1957). Kees Boeke's Cosmic View is a classic on learning about the scale of things. It is similar to the Morrison's Powers of Ten, but aimed at a younger audience. Its legacy includes Charles Eames's film Powers of Ten, the resulting book by Philip and Phylis Morrison, an