Elementary Cosmology

From Aristotle's Universe to the Big Bang and Beyond

By:

James J Kolata

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Hardback

Series:

Iop Concise Physics

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Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is traced from the early Greek philosophers to the most modern 21st century view. After a brief introduction to the concept of the scientific method, the first part of the book describes the way in which detailed observations of the Universe, first with the naked eye and later with increasingly complex modern instruments, ultimately led to the development of the "Big Bang" theory. The second part of the book traces the evolution of the Big Bang including the very recent observation that the expansion of the Universe is itself accelerating with time.

Author Biography:

James J Kolata is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame in the USA and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is the author of over 250 research publications in nuclear physics.

Release date Australia

December 30th, 2015

Author

James J Kolata

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

122

Series

Iop Concise Physics

ISBN-13

9781643278827

Product ID

35241246

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