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How old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form?Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly orig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rowan-Robinson, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001, ©1999.
Temas:
Cosmology > Popular works.
Cosmologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE > Cosmology.
Cosmology
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Credits for illustrations
  • Prologue: Que sais-je?
  • 1. We exist
  • 2. We are not in a special place
  • 3. An expanding universe
  • 4. A universe of finite age
  • 5. The Hot Big Bang
  • 6. Cold dark matter
  • 7. The missing ingredient-tilt, strings, or hot dark matter
  • 8. How heavy is the vacuum?
  • 9. How do galaxies form?
  • 10. The nine numbers of the cosmos
  • Further reading
  • Glossary
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index
  • Footnotes.

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