Alpha & omega : the search for the beginning and end of the universe / Charles Seife.
Alpha & omega : the search for the beginning and end of the universe / Charles Seife.
Alpha & omega : the search for the beginning and end of the universe / Charles Seife.
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New York : Viking, 2003.
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2003.
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N523.1/178
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English
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viii, 294 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Contents
App. B. Where Does Matter Come From? -- App. C. Nobel Prizes in Physics - Past and Future -- App. D. Some Experiments to Watch.
Ch. 1. The First Cosmology: The Golden Age of the Gods -- Ch. 2. The First Cosmological Revolution: The Copernican Theory -- Ch. 3. The Second Cosmological Revolution: Hubble and the Big Bang -- Ch. 4. The Third Revolution Begins: The Universe Amok -- Ch. 5. The Music of the Spheres: The Cosmic Micr...
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New York : Viking, 2003.
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New York (State)
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2003.
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"Alpha and Omega is a dispatch from the front lines of the cosmological revolution that is being waged at observatories and laboratories around the world - in Europe, in America, and even in Antarctica - where scientists are actually peering into both the cradle of the universe and its grave. The cast of characters includes galaxy hunters and micro...
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Alpha & omega : the search for the beginning and end of the universe / Charles Seife.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 269-276.
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N523.1/178
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0670031798 (alk. paper)
9780670031795
0670031798
9780670031795 (alk. paper)
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523.1
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991017653389702626
