How old is the universe? /

Tells the incredible story of how astronomers solved one of the most compelling mysteries in science and, along the way, introduces readers to fundamental concepts and cutting-edge advances in modern astronomy.--From publisher description.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Cosmology.
Cosmologie.
cosmology.
SCIENCE > Cosmology.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Planets > Age.
Age.
Solar system > Age.
Earth (Planet) > Age.
Universe.
Terre > Âge.
Earth (Planet)
Solar system.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The age of objects in our solar system. 4004 BCE
  • Moon rocks and meteorites
  • Defying gravity
  • The ages of the oldest stars. Stepping out
  • Distances and light
  • All stars are not the same
  • Giant and dwarf stars
  • Reading a Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram
  • Mass
  • Star clusters
  • Mass matters
  • White dwarfs and the age of the universe
  • Ages of globular clusters and the age of the universe
  • The age of the universe. Cepheids
  • An irregular system of globular clusters
  • The Milky Way demoted
  • The trouble with gravity
  • The expanding universe
  • The Hubble age of the universe
  • The accelerating universe
  • Dark matter
  • Exotic dark matter
  • Hot stuff
  • Two kinds of trouble
  • The WMAP map of the CMB and the age of the universe
  • A consistent answer.

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