The infinite cosmos :: questions from the frontiers of cosmology /
In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative that brings together the latest theory and observation and combines science with literary quotations to capture our growing understanding of the vastness and wonder of our Universe. -...
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| Zusammenfassung: | In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative that brings together the latest theory and observation and combines science with literary quotations to capture our growing understanding of the vastness and wonder of our Universe. - ;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, co. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes index. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations |
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| spelling | Silk, Joseph, 1942- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvhpkv93WqK8XWgGx6Yfq http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090652 The infinite cosmos : questions from the frontiers of cosmology / Joseph Silk. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index. Print version record. List Of Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 Perspectives; 3 Principles; 4 Our neighbourhood; 5 The universe of galaxies; 6 The invisible cosmos; 7 Supermassive black holes and galaxy formation; 8 Clusters and clustering; 9 Space is nearly flat; 10 Dark energy and the runaway universe; 11 The panacea of cold dark matter; 12 Origins; 13 The seeds of structure; 14 Beyond the beginning; 15 Towards the infinite universe; 16 From time to time machines; 17 A brief moment in time; 18 Into the infinite future; 19 And so to God; 20 Where next?; Index. In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative that brings together the latest theory and observation and combines science with literary quotations to capture our growing understanding of the vastness and wonder of our Universe. - ;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, co. Cosmology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033169 Cosmologie. cosmology. aat SCIENCE Cosmology. bisacsh Cosmology fast has work: The infinite cosmos (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGKgVWW6rYDKW6GRKhFFrq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Silk, Joseph, 1942- Infinite cosmos. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0198505108 (OCoLC)61756536 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=156788 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Silk, Joseph, 1942- The infinite cosmos : questions from the frontiers of cosmology / List Of Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 Perspectives; 3 Principles; 4 Our neighbourhood; 5 The universe of galaxies; 6 The invisible cosmos; 7 Supermassive black holes and galaxy formation; 8 Clusters and clustering; 9 Space is nearly flat; 10 Dark energy and the runaway universe; 11 The panacea of cold dark matter; 12 Origins; 13 The seeds of structure; 14 Beyond the beginning; 15 Towards the infinite universe; 16 From time to time machines; 17 A brief moment in time; 18 Into the infinite future; 19 And so to God; 20 Where next?; Index. Cosmology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033169 Cosmologie. cosmology. aat SCIENCE Cosmology. bisacsh Cosmology fast |
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| topic | Cosmology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033169 Cosmologie. cosmology. aat SCIENCE Cosmology. bisacsh Cosmology fast |
| topic_facet | Cosmology. Cosmologie. cosmology. SCIENCE Cosmology. Cosmology |
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