The Cosmic Century
Subtitle: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780521479615
Subjects: Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Science
First sentence: The great revolutions in physics of the early years of the twentieth century have their exact counterparts in the birth of astrophysics and astrophysical cosmology - these astronomical disciplines scarcely existed before 1900.