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Most cosmology books are woefully lacking in illustrations, which is odd considering how our information about the universe is visual. Not so A Short History of the Universe, which continues Scientific American Library's policy of providing clear,…

Just about everyone in the scientific community accepts the theory that our universe began in a "big bang"--but that theory leaves numerous unanswered questions about why the cosmos formed in just the manner we observe today. In The Inflationary…

Part of a series which aims to inform non-specialists about recent scientific developments, this book discusses such topics as quasars, the distribution and formation of galaxies, and the strengths and weaknesses of the inflationary model. The book…

In recent years, a vast amount of cosmological data has come from well known projects such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cosmic Background Explorer. This book seeks to explain and make sense of this array of observational data.

The Universe at Large presents a unique survey of key questions outstanding in contemporary astronomy and cosmology. In this timely volume, eleven of the world's greatest living astronomers and cosmologists present personal views of what problems…

Over dit boekje: Het boekje staat vol wetenschappelijke dingen die heel interessant zijn om te lezen. Voor deze serie boekjes moet je wel een beetje gebeten zijn door de 'willen-weten'-microbe. Wil je weten wat het universum is? Het universum…

A survey of current theoretical work and observation is areas of cosmology, high energy astrophysics, and solar systems studies is presented. Various constructs for steady-state and Big Bang models of the Universe are explored, as are the potentials…

In Het grootste project van de mens. De eeuwenlange zoektocht naar de bouwstenen van het universum verbindt Lawrence Krauss de wereld zoals wij die kennen met de onzichtbare wereld om ons heen, die zich onttrekt aan intuïtie en directe waarnemingen.…