The universe at midnight : observations illuminating the cosmos /
Croswell, Ken
The universe at midnight : observations illuminating the cosmos / Ken Croswell. - New York : Free Press, 2001. - xii, 338 s. ; 25 cm.
High midnight --
In the dark --
Galaxies beyond --
Big bang battles --
The big bang for beginners --
Dark matters --
Ashes of creation --
Universe in hyperdrive --
The architecture of the cosmos --
Ripples in space --
Macho versus wimps --
The constant Hubble war --
Omega: the weight of the universe --
Lambda: Einstein's curse --
The future of the universe.
The author presents the "story of the discoveries that have revolutionized modern cosmology, while introducing the colorful and inspiring characters behind them."--Jacket.
0684859319 (alk. paper) 9780684859316 (alk. paper)
Cosmology.
Cosmología
QB 981 / C951u 2001
523.1
The universe at midnight : observations illuminating the cosmos / Ken Croswell. - New York : Free Press, 2001. - xii, 338 s. ; 25 cm.
High midnight --
In the dark --
Galaxies beyond --
Big bang battles --
The big bang for beginners --
Dark matters --
Ashes of creation --
Universe in hyperdrive --
The architecture of the cosmos --
Ripples in space --
Macho versus wimps --
The constant Hubble war --
Omega: the weight of the universe --
Lambda: Einstein's curse --
The future of the universe.
The author presents the "story of the discoveries that have revolutionized modern cosmology, while introducing the colorful and inspiring characters behind them."--Jacket.
0684859319 (alk. paper) 9780684859316 (alk. paper)
Cosmology.
Cosmología
QB 981 / C951u 2001
523.1