An introduction to modern cosmology / Marina Cortês and Andrew Liddle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortês, Marina V., author.

Liddle, Andrew R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

cosmology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

"The development of cosmology will no doubt be seen as one of the scientific triumphs of the twentieth century. At its beginning, cosmology hardly existed as a scientific discipline. By its end, the Hot Big Bang cosmology stood secure as the accepted description of the Universe as a whole. Telescopes such as the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes are capable of seeing light from galaxies so distant that the light has been travelling towards us for most of the lifetime of the Universe. The cosmic microwave background, a fossil relic of a time when the Universe was both denser and hotter, is routinely detected and its properties examined. That our Universe is presently expanding is established without doubt, and its material composition is accurately determined"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781394278435

1394278438

OCLC:

1530784340

Publisher Number:

90104329961

CIPO000368916