Cosmology
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780192854162
Publication date:
31/07/2014
Paperback
160 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780192854162
Publication date:
31/07/2014
Paperback
160 pages
Peter Coles
Written in simple language, without mathematics,Covers both the history of cosmology and the latest developments,Explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative,Peter Coles writes extremely well for a general readership: he is author of Einstein and the Total Eclipse and Hawking and the Mind of God, as well as textbooks on cosmology
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Peter Coles
Description
This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
readable.
About the author
Peter Coles, Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of SussexPeter Coles
Table of contents
1:A Brief History
2:Einstein and All That
3:The Big Bang
4:In the Beginning
5:Cosmology by Numbers
6:What's the Matter?
7:The Emergence of Structure
8:The Future
Peter Coles
Description
This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
readable.
About the author
Peter Coles, Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of SussexTable of contents
1:A Brief History
2:Einstein and All That
3:The Big Bang
4:In the Beginning
5:Cosmology by Numbers
6:What's the Matter?
7:The Emergence of Structure
8:The Future
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