The little book of the big bang : a cosmic primer

Author(s)

• Hogan, Craig J.
• Rees, Martin J.

Bibliographic Information

The little book of the big bang : a cosmic primer

Craig J. Hogan ; with a foreword by Martin Rees

Copernicus, c1998

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Hogan compresses the fifteen-billion-year history of the Universe into a pleasurable evening. In a very direct way, he answers the questions everyone asks." -MARGARET GELLER, HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS "This delightful little primer brings you right up to the cutting edge of modern cosmology." -GEORGE SMOOT, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, COBE AND AUTHOR OF WRINKLES IN TIME "An excellent bridge by which the layperson can enter the domain of the Cosmos with understanding." -ROBERT WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Table of Contents

The Big Picture.- A Survey of Space and Time.- A Summary of Physics.- The Cosmic Expansion.- Cosmic Background Radiation.- Primordial Matter.- The Formation of Structure.- The Beginning.- The Future.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA36741989
• ISBN:
  • 0387983856
• LCCN: 97039340
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 181 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QB981
  • DC21 : 523.1/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cosmology
  • LCSH : Expanding universe