Cosmology's Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe

by P.J.E. Peebles

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From Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. James E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to today

Modern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos. Cosmology's Century is the story of how generations of scientists built on these thoughts and many new measurements to arrive at a well-tested physical theory of the structure...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691196028

ISBN13:9780691196022

Release Date:June 2020

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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