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The Origin of the Universe (Science Masters)
There was immense excitement in the scientific community and among the general public when the COBE space probe sent back data that proved not only that the Big Bang had happened but also that it had happened at more or less exactly the time that…
Theoriën over alles
De fascinatie voor het heelal is door de eeuwen heen altijd erg groot geweest. Vroeger bogen vooral theologen en filosofen zich over de vragen hoe het heelal ontstaan is en of We met het doorgronden van het heelal iets kunnen zeggen over de toekomst.…
The constants of nature
The constants of Nature are the fundamental laws of physics that apply throughout the universe: gravity, velocity of light, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics. They encode the deepest secrets of the universe and express at once our greatest…
Pi in the sky
John D. Barrow's Pi in the Sky is a profound -- and profoundly different -- exploration of the world of mathematics: where it comes from, what it is, and where it's going to take us if we follow it to the limit in our search for the ultimate meaning…
The Left Hand of Creation: The Origin and Evolution of the Expanding Universe
Consider the ghostly neutrino. This elementary, subatomic particle carries with it not only an uncanny reminder of a time eons ago when symmetries were perfect, but also a clue as to how they came to be broken. For every neutrino that now spins to…
The left hand of creation
In this provocative and widely praised volume, two internationally acclaimed astronomers show non-specialist readers how the latest scientific research is helping to solve one of humankind's oldest riddles: the origins of the universe. In clear,…
Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier/Book and 3-D Glasses
An introductory text that offers a balanced presentation of astronomy, intended for students taking their first course in the subject. The author presents astronomy as a scientific discipline, by addressing its quantitative nature and scientific…
Prime obsession
The definitive story of the Riemann Hypothesis, a fascinating and epic mathematical mystery that continues to challenge the world.
In 1859, Bernhard Riemann, a little-known thirty-two year old mathematician, made a hypothesis while presenting a paper…
Outlines of astronomy
REPRINT of a historical work from 1835
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871) - astronomer, mathematician, chemist - was one of the most important English scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel…