How it began a time-traveler's guide to the universe
In this vibrant, eye-opening tour of milestones in the history of our universe, Chris Impey guides us through space and time, leading us from the familiar sights of the night sky to the dazzlingly strange aftermath of the Big Bang.
| Main Author: | Impey, Chris. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Separated at birth
- Planetary zoo
- Distant worlds
- Stellar nursery
- The edge of darkness
- Island universe
- Cosmic architecture
- Nuclear power
- The growth of galaxies
- Light and life
- Big bang
- White heat
- Something rather than nothing
- Unification and inflation
- Multiverse.