The big bang the creation and evolution of the universe /
Written for the nonspecialist, The Big Bang describes the greatest contemporary puzzles and achievements in astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics, clearly recounting the history of the universe and examining current controversies from several points of view. The book concludes with self-contained a...
| Main Author: | Silk, Joseph, 1942- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
W.H. Freeman,
[1980]
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Written for the nonspecialist, The Big Bang describes the greatest contemporary puzzles and achievements in astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics, clearly recounting the history of the universe and examining current controversies from several points of view. The book concludes with self-contained appendix providing the basic mathematical framework for understanding modern cosmology. |
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| Item Description: |
Bibliography: pages [365]-366. Includes index. Written for the nonspecialist, The Big Bang describes the greatest contemporary puzzles and achievements in astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics, clearly recounting the history of the universe and examining current controversies from several points of view. The book concludes with self-contained appendix providing the basic mathematical framework for understanding modern cosmology. Introduction to cosmology. Origins of modern cosmology. Observational cosmology. Evidence for the big bang. Cosmological models. First millisecond. Thermonuclear detonation of the universe. Primeval fireball emerges. Origin of the galaxies. Evolution of the galaxies. Giant clusters of galaxies. Radio galaxies and quasars. Formation of the stars. Morphology of galaxies. Origin of the heavy elements. Formation of the solar system. Into the finite future. Alternatives to the big bang. Mathematical notes. |
| Physical Description: |
xv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Bibliography: pages [365]-366. |
| ISBN: |
0716710846 9780716710844 0716710854 9780716710851 |