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The Light at the Edge of the Universe: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Cosmology
Michael D. Lemonick
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Description for The Light at the Edge of the Universe: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Cosmology
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 24000.
Will the universe expand forever? Or will it collapse in a Big Crunch within the next few billion years? If the Big Bang theory is correct in presenting the origins of the universe as a smooth fireball, how did the universe come to contain structures as large as the recently discovered "Great Wall" of galaxies, which stretches hundreds of millions of light years? Such are the compelling questions that face cosmologists today, and it is the excitement and wonder of their research that Michael Lemonick shares in this lively tour of the current state of astrophysics and cosmology. Here ... Read more
Will the universe expand forever? Or will it collapse in a Big Crunch within the next few billion years? If the Big Bang theory is correct in presenting the origins of the universe as a smooth fireball, how did the universe come to contain structures as large as the recently discovered "Great Wall" of galaxies, which stretches hundreds of millions of light years? Such are the compelling questions that face cosmologists today, and it is the excitement and wonder of their research that Michael Lemonick shares in this lively tour of the current state of astrophysics and cosmology. Here ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691635910
SKU
V9780691635910
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Reviews for The Light at the Edge of the Universe: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Cosmology
"Thoroughly recommended to those who want not only to learn about contemporary cosmology but also to obtain some impression of how cosmologists think and work."
Malcolm S. Longair, Sky & Telescope
Malcolm S. Longair, Sky & Telescope