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Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction

Peter Coles
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      This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Peter Coles EAN: 9780192854162 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 136 g HEIGHT: 179 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-08-23 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology WIDTH: 114 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Cosmology and the universe, Galaxies and stars, Solar system: the Sun and planets, Astrophysics

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      Peter Coles is Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex. He has co-written two textbooks on cosmology, and over a hundred technical articles on various aspects of the Big Bang theory. He is also author of Einstein and the Total Eclipse and Hawking and the Mind of God.
      This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Peter Coles EAN: 9780192854162 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 136 g HEIGHT: 179 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-08-23 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology WIDTH: 114 cm SPINE:

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      Cosmology and the universe, Galaxies and stars, Solar system: the Sun and planets, Astrophysics

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      Peter Coles is Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex. He has co-written two textbooks on cosmology, and over a hundred technical articles on various aspects of the Big Bang theory. He is also author of Einstein and the Total Eclipse and Hawking and the Mind of God.

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