Cosmology and the evolution of the universe
By: Martin Ratcliffe.
Series: Greenwood guides to the universe
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Subjects: Cosmology; Expanding universe; Big bang theory
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: First steps : historical view of ancient models of the universe; title: The big picture : discovering the expanding universe; title: The cosmic microwave background (CMB); title: The first one hundred seconds; title: Inflation; title: The first stars; title: Dark matter; title: Dark energy and the accelerating universe; title: Simulating the universe; title: Future telescopes.