Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond /

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Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is tr...

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Elementary Cosmology
IOP concise physics,
From Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond
1. Verfasser:
Kolata, J. J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2015]
Zusammenfassung:
Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is traced from the early Greek philosophers to the most modern 21st century view. After a brief introduction to the concept of the scientific method, the first part of the book describes the way in which detailed observations of the Universe, first with the naked eye and later with increasingly complex modern instruments, ultimately led to the development of the "Big Bang" theory. The second part of the book traces the evolution of the Big Bang including the very recent observation that the expansion of the Universe is itself accelerating with time.
Umfang:
1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Anmerkungen:
"Version: 20151101"--Title page verso.
"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Zielpublikum:
Trade, Undergraduate, High School Physics.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781681741642
1681741644
9780750328050
0750328053
9781681741000
ISSN:
2053-2571
Schlagworte:
Cosmology.
SCIENCE / Cosmology.
Cosmology and the universe.
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