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How the universe got its spots looks at how science is coming up sharp against the mind-boggling idea that the universe may be finite. Such a revelation would provide the ultimate twist to the Copernican revolution, for we would find out exactly…

From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels - a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and…

At last, a book presenting the fantastic achievements of the first five years of the Hubble Space Telescope observations! While a number of books for the general public emphasise the technological accomplishments of this multi-billion dollar project…

Where do we come from?  How did the Universe of stars, planets and people come into existence?  The questions are much older than science -but in the 1980s, for the first time, science is able to answer them, not just in a vague way but in incredible…

This introductory textbook describes modern cosmology at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates who are familiar with mathematical methods and basic theoretical physics. An introductory survey of the large scale structure of the universe is…

This illustrated and referenced volume provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology. Beginning with elementary aspects, it will lead students on to more advanced concepts, including relativity, cosmic inflation, phase transitions and…

This second edition of Introduction to Cosmology is an exciting update of an award-winning textbook. It is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduate students in physics and astronomy, but is also useful as a supplementary text at higher levels. It…

How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble - here on Earth, and perhaps on other worlds - into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? This book describes the…

Het Chandra X-ray Observatory is NASA's krachtigste röntgensatelliet ooit. Sinds 1999 maakt hij spectaculaire beelden van het heelal, tot dan toe verborgen voor telescopen die alleen gevoelig zijn voor zichtbaar licht. Dit heeft onschatbare kennis…

Populair-wetenschappelijke studie over de interstellaire ruimte, waar zich materie bevindt in de vorm van wolken en waar nieuwe sterren en planeten ontstaan.