Title Towards the edge of the universe : a review of modern cosmology / Stuart Clark

Edition Second edition Published London ; New York : Springer, [1999] ©1999

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W'PONDS	523.1 Cla/Tte 1999		AVAILABLE

Description xviii, 275 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Series Springer-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics Springer-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics. Contents 1. The Astronomical Census -- 2. The Tools of the Trade -- 3. The Architecture of Matter -- 4. Observational Cosmology -- 5. The Big Bang -- 6. The Cosmological Distance Ladder -- 7. Active and Iras Galaxies -- 8. Large-Scale Structures -- 9. Deep Fields and the Formation of Galaxies -- 10. The Glow from the Edge -- 11. The Fate of the Universe -- App. 1. Physical and astronomical constants Notes "Published in association with Praxis Publishing." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-266) and index Subject Cosmology. LC no. 99035673 ISBN 1852330988 (alk. paper)

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