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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, UNITED STATES :
Princeton University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Princeton Science Library
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.