Bibliograph

Cosmology and the evolution of the universe, Martin Ratcliffe

Type

Label

Cosmology and the evolution of the universe, Martin Ratcliffe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cosmology and the evolution of the universe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

243548357

Responsibility statement

Martin Ratcliffe

Series statement

Greenwood guides to the universe

Summary

Covers the current scientific understanding of the creation and evolution of the universe

Table Of Contents

First steps : historical view of ancient models of the universe -- The big picture : discovering the expanding universe -- The cosmic microwave background -- The first one hundred seconds -- Inflation -- The first stars -- Dark matter -- Dark energy and the accelerating universe -- Simulating the universe -- Future telescopes

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