The cosmic revolutionary's handbook : (or: how to beat the big bang) /

"Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a big bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a weird cosmos? For all those who wonder about this bizarre universe, and those who want to overthrow the big bang, this handbook gives you "just the facts":...

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Main Authors: Barnes, Luke A., 1983
Group Author: Lewis, Geraint F
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2020.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a big bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a weird cosmos? For all those who wonder about this bizarre universe, and those who want to overthrow the big bang, this handbook gives you "just the facts": the observations that have shaped these ideas and theories. While the big bang holds the attention of scientists, it isn't perfect. The authors pull back the curtains, and show how cosmology really works. With this, you will know your enemy; cosmic revolutionary - arm yourself for the scientific arena where ide
Carrier Form: x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781108486705
1108486703
Index Number: QB982
CLC: P159-49
Call Number: P159-49/B261
Contents: Understanding science -- How dark is the night? -- Run for the hills! -- Going gently into that good night -- An ever-changing universe -- The wood for the trees -- We are (mostly) made of stars -- Ripples in the night sky -- Balls from left-field -- How to do better than the big bang.