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Author Hawley, John Frederick.

Title Foundations of modern cosmology / John F. Hawley and Katherine A. Holcomb.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 554 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index.
Contents Part I: History; Part II: Background; Part III: Relativity; Part IV: The Big Bang; Part V: The Continuing Quest; Appendix A: Scientific Notation; Appendix B: Units; Appendix C: Physical and Astronmical Constants; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Summary Recent discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. While many long-standing questions in cosmology have now been answered, the new data pose new mysteries such as the nature of the "dark energy" that dominates the universe. This second edition provides an accessible and thorough text on the physics of cosmology and a lively account of the modern concordance model of the universe, from the big bang to a distant future dominated by dark energy. - ;Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space T.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Cosmology -- Textbooks.
Cosmology.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
Subject Astrophysics -- Textbooks.
Astrophysics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Textbooks.
Added Author Holcomb, Katherine A., 1957-
Other Form: Print version: Hawley, John Frederick. Foundations of modern cosmology. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005279891
ISBN 0191523976 (electronic book)
9780191523977 (electronic book)
9780198530961 (hardback)
019853096X (hardback)