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The Cosmic Microwave Background: How It Changed Our Understanding of the Universe
Rhodri Evans
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Description for The Cosmic Microwave Background: How It Changed Our Understanding of the Universe
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 204 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 64 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn’s Island universe at the turn of the 20th Century, and the discovery by Hubble that the nebulae were external to our own galaxy, through Gamow’s early work on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and its subsequent discovery by Penzias and Wilson, to modern day satellite-lead CMB research. Research results from the ground-based experiments DASI, BOOMERANG, and satellite missions COBE, WMAP and Planck are explained and interpreted to show how our current picture of the universe was arrived at, and the author looks at the future of CMB ... Read more
Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn’s Island universe at the turn of the 20th Century, and the discovery by Hubble that the nebulae were external to our own galaxy, through Gamow’s early work on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and its subsequent discovery by Penzias and Wilson, to modern day satellite-lead CMB research. Research results from the ground-based experiments DASI, BOOMERANG, and satellite missions COBE, WMAP and Planck are explained and interpreted to show how our current picture of the universe was arrived at, and the author looks at the future of CMB ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Condition
New
Weight
352 g
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319099279
SKU
V9783319099279
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About Rhodri Evans
Rhodri Evans is an experienced and enthusiastic science communicator. He appears regularly on the BBC talking about Astronomy and Physics and has also been on US radio and TV. He is a research fellow at Cardiff University and lectures on Physics and Astrophysics. And he is the only UK based astronomer involved in SOFIA - the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. ... Read more
Reviews for The Cosmic Microwave Background: How It Changed Our Understanding of the Universe
“It provides a good overview of the CMB to those with a basic knowledge of physics and astronomy. … The text itself is pleasant to read and the book is about the right length for the discussion of this topic at this level. … The text contains numbered references which are listed at the end of each chapter in order ... Read more