On the shores of the unknown:a short history of the universe
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Cambridge University Press,
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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. |