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The Extravagant Universe : Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos.

The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers, Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery: the expansion of the universe i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirshner, Robert P., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, UNITED STATES : Princeton University Press, 2016.
Colección:Princeton Science Library
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; TItle; Copyright; Dedication; contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 The Big Picture; CHAPTER 2 Violent Agents of Cosmic Change; CHAPTER 3 Another Way to Explode; CHAPTER 4 Einstein Adds a Constant; CHAPTER 5 Cosmic Expansion; CHAPTER 6 What Time Is It?; CHAPTER 7 A Hot Day in Holmdel; CHAPTER 8 Learning to Swim; CHAPTER 9 Getting It First; CHAPTER 10 Getting It Right; CHAPTER 11 The Smoking Gun?; EPILOGUE; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INDEX.