On the shores of the unknown:a short history of the universe

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Silk Joseph 1942-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, UK
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: viii, 246 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0521836271 (hardback)
Index Number: P159
CLC: P159
Call Number: P159/S583
Contents: Includes index.
Building blocks of the cosmos -- Expansion of the universe -- Cosmic microwave background -- The first 10-43 seconds of the Universe -- Genesis of baryons and helium -- Testing the Big Bang -- Dark matter -- Baryonic dark matter -- Intergalactic matter -- Origin of structure -- Large-scale structure -- Galaxy formation -- What lies ahead.