A short history of the universe / Joseph Silk.
By: Silk, Joseph.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Scientific American Library: Distributed by W.H. Freeman, 1994Description: viii, 246 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0716750481 .Subject(s): Cosmology | AstrophysicsDDC classification: 523.1Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 523.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00009634 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this work, the cosmologist, Joseph Silk, describes what is currently known about the history and construction of the universe. Recent discoveries about fluctuations in cosmic background radiation and their implications are included, as are some of the great controversies in cosmology.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index.
Building blocks of the cosmos -- The expansion of the universe -- The cosmic microwave background -- The first 10-33 second -- The genesis of baryons and helium -- Models of the expanding universe -- Dark matter -- Baryonic dark matter -- Intergalactic matter -- Origin of structure -- Large-scale structure -- Galaxy formation.