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- catalog abstract "What do we know about the origins of the Universe, and more important, how do we know it? In a small, easy-to-read package, this book introduces you to all of the important ideas about the Big Bang and its consequences. Craig Hogan explains what happened in the early days of the universe, why we think it's expanding (and how the expansion can look the same from everyplace at once), different ways the universe could end, and the meaning of such terms as "cosmic inflation," "cosmic background radiation," and "dark matter." For everyone who has always wondered just what the cosmologists are talking about but could never find the basics explained clearly and simply, this is the book to read.".
- catalog contributor b10911936.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index.".
- catalog description "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 -- Index.".
- catalog description "What do we know about the origins of the Universe, and more important, how do we know it? In a small, easy-to-read package, this book introduces you to all of the important ideas about the Big Bang and its consequences. Craig Hogan explains what happened in the early days of the universe, why we think it's expanding (and how the expansion can look the same from everyplace at once), different ways the universe could end, and the meaning of such terms as "cosmic inflation," "cosmic background radiation," and "dark matter." For everyone who has always wondered just what the cosmologists are talking about but could never find the basics explained clearly and simply, this is the book to read.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 181 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0387983856 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : Copernicus,".
- catalog subject "523.1/8 21".
- catalog subject "Cosmology.".
- catalog subject "Expanding universe.".
- catalog subject "Physics.".
- catalog subject "QB981 .H685 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "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 -- Index.".
- catalog title "The little book of the big bang : a cosmic primer / Craig J. Hogan ; with a foreword by Martin Rees.".
- catalog type "text".