The Infinite Cosmos
questions from the frontiers of cosmology
$113.05
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2006
Summary
The Infinite Cosmos: Unveiling the Universe’s Secrets
From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any limits.
In The Infinite Cosmos, Joseph Silk, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, cosmologist and well-known science writer, brings together the modern understanding of the Universe, its structure, its evolutio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198505105 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198505108 |
| Author: | Joseph Silk |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 534g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 163mm x 25mm |
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This is an outstanding work, suited to readers of all ages and all backgrounds, and is recommended without the slightest hesitation.
This book packs so much into a decidedly finite space. Silk covers everything you might hope to find in a book by one of the world’s leading cosmologists, and much more besides… Accessible and informative. Peter Coles, Nature This is an outstanding work, suited to readers of all ages and all backgrounds, and is recommended without the slightest hesitation. Patrick Moore, THES accessible and informative Peter Coles, Nature
About The Author
Joseph Silk
Joseph Silk is Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford. He is an experienced and successful author of books on cosmology for the general reader: his published titles include The Big Bang and The Left Hand of Creation (with J. D. Barrow).
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