Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond
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Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond
（IOP concise physics）
Morgan & Claypool, c2015
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
The scientific method
Early astronomy
Nebulae
Cosmic distances
Space-time
The Big Bang
Cosmic microwave background radiation
Dark matter
The standard model of cosmology
The very early Big Bang
Inflation
Dark energy
Higher dimensions
String theory
Black holes and wormholes
Reading list
Links to astronomy websites
by "Nielsen BookData"