Cosmic Odyssey
Published on 28. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-521-34851-5 (ISBN)
Description
The immensity of the cosmos, the richness of the Universe, the limits of space and time: these are the themes of Cosmic Odyssey, which takes the reader on imaginary journeys through the past, present and future of our universe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
5 Tables, unspecified; 15 Halftones, unspecified; 25 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-34851-5 (9780521348515)
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Jean Heidmann
Cosmic Odyssey
Book
09/1989
Cambridge University Press
€34.04
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Jean Heidmann
Cosmic Odyssey
Book
09/1989
Cambridge University Press
€34.04
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Content
Preface; 1. The starry night; 2. The universe, a thousand-year enigma; 3. A first look at the universe; 4. The relativistic universe; 5. The quantum universe; 6. The inflationary universe; 7. The universe and ourselves; Epilogue.