Cosmology
a very short introduction
$28.06
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2001
Summary
Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction
This book offers a straightforward and accessible introduction to cosmology, clarifying its essence and the role of cosmologists. Peter Coles explores the historical progression of the field, the evolution of the Big Bang theory, and delves into contemporary, more speculative areas such as quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192854162 |
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| ISBN-10: | 019285416X |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Peter Coles |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 114mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
There is an embarrassment of books about the universe for the general reader, but few manage to pack so much, so elegantly, into such a compact space as this does. The book is generously illustrated.'The Guardian 09/02/02/Coles takes you gently through everything from Blue Shift to parallel Universe in a thoroughly entertaining read’TNT Magazine`a pleasure to read’New Scientist, 29/09/01
About The Author
Peter Coles
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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