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Ancient Light: Our Changing View of the Universe

by Alan Lightman

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-138) and index.
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About the Author

Alan Lightmanis Professor of Science and Writing and Senior Lecturer in Physics at the <>Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a Research Scientist at the <>Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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Table of Contents

Cosmic Questions

Early Cosmologies

The Birth of Modern Cosmology

The Big Bang Model

Other Cosmological Models

Difficulties with the Big Bang Model

Large-Scale Structure and Dark Matter

Instruments and Technology

Initial Conditions and Quantum Cosmology

Particle Physics, the New Cosmology, and the Inflationary Universe Model

The Anthropic Principle

At Home

Notes

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780674033634
Subtitle:
Our Changing View of the Universe
Author:
Lightman, Alan P.
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Science
Subject:
History
Subject:
Cosmology
Subject:
Astronomy - Universe
Subject:
Astronomers
Subject:
Astronomy - General
Copyright:
1992
Series Volume:
16
Publication Date:
19930101
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
40 halftones, 21 line illustrations
Pages:
184
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.125 in .67 lb
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