Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction

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Peter Coles

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Very Short Introductions

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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.

Author Biography:

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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August 23rd, 2001

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Peter Coles

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General (US: Trade)

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numerous halftones and line figures

Pages

160

Series

Very Short Introductions

Dimensions

114x179x9

ISBN-13

9780192854162

Product ID

2345169

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