| Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Description |
ix, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The story of the universe -- How old are things? -- Weighing the Earth -- The distance to the stars -- Einstein's theory of gravity -- The Big Bang -- Weighing the universe -- What happened before the Big Bang? -- Our place -- Evolution of the universe. |
| Summary |
Providing explanations, diagrams, and photographs, two physicists reveal how anyone can understand some of the most fundamental questions about the Earth, sun, solar system, and universe. |
| Subject |
Cosmology -- Popular works.
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Universe.
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| Added Author |
Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968- author.
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| ISBN |
9780306822704 (hardcover) : $35.00 |
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0306822709 (hardcover) |
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