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Cosmology: The Science of the Universe is a broad introduction to the science of modern cosmology, with emphasis on its historical origins. The first edition of this best-selling book received worldwide acclaim for its lucid style and wide-ranging exploration of the universe. This eagerly awaited second edition updates and greatly extends the first with seven new chapters that explore early scientific cosmology, Cartesian and Newtonian world systems, cosmology after...
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Don't say we didn't warn you: this book may well blow your mind. Of course, boggled brains are an occupational hazard in cosmology, the branch of astrophysics that studies the universe on its very largest scales. Practitioners of the field talk about the origin of time and the possibility of parallel universes in the way most people make shopping lists. But why should they have all the...
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"Unusual, discursive, nonmathematical, full of reflective comments and disturbing questions, packed with unexpected citations....A beginning serious interest in cosmology can find no better satisfaction than in this helpful overview...this book may well blow your mind." Scientific American
"This very well written book belongs on the shelf of all physicists and in all libraries." Choice
"Harrison's text owes its appeal to its literate presentation of a wide variety of cosmological topics, from...
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0521229812
- ISBN 13 9780521229814
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages448
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