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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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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,…

Cosmology is the science of the nature, origin, and history of the universe. This book offers an accessible introduction to cosmology. It provides an overview of modern cosmology and contains worked examples of calculations to help readers understand…

This book is a concise introduction to the mathematical aspects of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The book begins with a brief overview of observational cosmology and general relativity, and goes on to discuss Friedmann models,…