A short history of the universe / Joseph Silk.
A short history of the universe / Joseph Silk.
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1994.
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TQ063673
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 246 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Building Blocks of the Cosmos -- 2. The Expansion of the Universe -- 3. The Cosmic Microwave Background -- 4. The First 10[superscript-33] Second -- 5. The Genesis of Baryons and Helium -- 6. Models of the Expanding Universe -- 7. Dark Matter -- 8. Baryonic Dark Matter -- 9. Intergalactic Matter...
Silk presents all aspects of cosmology, from the infinitesimal to the vast. He describes how physicists apply their theories of the tiniest bits of matter to re-create the first moments of the big bang, and how astronomers map huge reaches of the universe to understand the later creation of galaxies...
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
In A Short History of the Universe, Joseph Silk, a highly respected theorist, describes how cosmologists are the archaeologists of the universe: from relics of the past still visible today, they have reconstructed plausible theories of the evolution of the cosmos. The book is extraordinarily broad in scope, encompassing the history of the universe...
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A short history of the universe / Joseph Silk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and index.
Transferred from NQ523.1/15.
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Date Copyright
c1994.
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TQ063673
Record Identifier
74Vvd2kKL88b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvd2kKL88b
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ISBN
0716760207 (pbk)
9780716750482 :
0716750481 :
9780716760207 (pbk)
DDC
523.1
MMS ID
991005760019702626
