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Cosmology : understanding the evolution of the universe / edited by Shalini Saxena.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Study of Science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Bridging astronomy and physics, cosmology seeks to examine the nature of the universe as a whole. Scientific investigation of cosmology began in ancient times and progressed rapidly after the Scientific Revolution, which produced the discovery of gravity and the heliocentric model of Copernicus. This volume examines the historical developments in the field of cosmology, the evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, and the future implications of dark matter and an expanding universe. Readers will also be introduced to the various thinkers who helped advance study of this endlessly fascinating f
- Contents:
- COVER PAGE; HALF TITLE PAGE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: EARLY UNDERSTANDING; Ancient Ideas; Claudius Ptolemy; Science Approaches the Problem; The Copernican Principle; CHAPTER 2: COSMOLOGY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; Albert Einstein; Another Revolution in Cosmology; The Cosmological Constant; The Expanding Universe; Edwin Powell Hubble; The Uniform Universe; CHAPTER 3: LOOKING BACKWARD: THE BIG BANG; Friedmann-Lemaître and Gamow Models; Predictions of the Big Bang Theory; Antimatter; Evidence for the Big Bang Theory; Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)
- CHAPTER 4: LOOKING FORWARD: THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSEDifficulties and Their Solutions; Inflation; Dark Matter; WIMPs; Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; FOR MORE INFORMATION; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX; BACK COVER
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781622754137
- 1622754131
- OCLC:
- 889316279
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