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Here is a concise, understandable guide for everyone who has long wondered what the cosmologists are talking about. Succinctly and simply, Craig Hogan explains what happened in the Big Bang (and how we know), why we think the universe is expanding, and what its fate may be. He explains such terms as "cosmic inflation", "cosmic background radiation," and "dark matter" and shows why they're important. Everyone who is mystified by news stories about the universe (and reports that "the Big Bang theory is in trouble") can get a quick, painless grounding in the basics from this entertaining little book.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0387983856
ISBN13:9780387983851
Release Date:March 1998
Publisher:Copernicus Books
Length:181 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Big overview for a little book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Easy to read but fairly complete overview of the Big Bang.
Coherent, understandable explanations of big-bang-cosmology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
An excellent book for readers with basic knowledge and interest in physics and "physical thinking". It gives a complete, understandable picture of cosmic evolution and the theories which (try to) describe it, and it took away my idea of cosmology as some kind of mysterious physics.
Interesting, informative, and manageable.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I'm not a physicist but do read much of this "popular" science. I found this book readable and informative. The last full chapter on the inflationary universe (repulsive gravity) is particularly fascinating.
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