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The Routledge critical dictionary of the new cosmology / edited by Peter Coles.
LIBRA QB980.5 .R68 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology--Dictionaries.
- Cosmology.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 392 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Critical dictionary of the new cosmology
- New cosmology
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Summary:
- Just what is Einstein's Theory of Relativity? The Big Bang Theory? Curvature of Spacetime? What do astronomers mean when they talk of a "flat universe"? This approachable and authoritative guide to the cosmos answers these questions, and more. Taking advantage of the distinctive "Critical Dictionary" format, readers can use the extensive, cross-referenced background chapters as a fascinating and accessible introduction to the current state of cosmological knowledge--or, they can use the convenient A-Z body of entries as a quick reference to a wide range of terms and concepts. Entries include topics such as: Black Hole; Doppler Effect; Fermi, Enrico; Heat Death of the Universe; Life in the Universe; Olber's Paradox; Quantum Field Theory; Supernova; and much more.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-376) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415923549
- OCLC:
- 40473720
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