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The Routledge companion to the new cosmology / edited by Peter Coles ; with a foreword by John D. Barrow.
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English
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Second edition.
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London : Routledge, 2015.
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xiv, 392 pages : illustratrations ; 24 cm
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QB980.5 .R68 2015
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Coles, Peter, 1963-
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Summary note
Just what is Einstein's Theory of Relativity? The Big Bang Theory? Curvature of Spacetime? What do astronomers mean when they talk of a 'flat universe'?This approachable and authoritative companion answers these questions, and many more. For anyone who wants to discover more about our current understanding of the universe, then this book is indispensable.
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"First published in the United Kingdom in 1998 by Icon Books Ltd as The Icon Critical Dictionary of the New Cosmology. First published in the United States of America in 1999 by Routledge as The Routledge Critical Dictionary of the New Cosmology"--Title page verso.
Previous edition: 2001.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-376) and index.
Contents
Part I. Modern Cosmology: Observation and Experiment ; Foundations of the New Cosmology / Peter Coles ; The Emergence of Cosmic Structure / Carlos Frenk ; The Very Early Universe / Andrew R. Liddle ; Opening New Windows on the Cosmos / Julianne Dalcanton ; The Cosmic Microwave Background / Charles H. Lineweaver ; The Universe Through Gravity's Lens / Priyamvada Natarajan
Part II. Key Themes and Major Figures ; Physical Constants and Common Units.
Other title(s)
New cosmology.
ISBN
9781138834644 ((hbk.))
1138834645 ((hbk.))
OCLC
898154261
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