Cosmic countdown
Subtitle: what astronomers have learned about the life of the universe
By: by Francine Jacobs ; foreword by Dr. Jastrow ; based on works by Robert Jastrow.
Contributors: Jastrow, Robert, 1925-
Publisher: M. Evans; M.Evans & Company
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Cosmology -- Juvenile literature; Astronomy -- Juvenile literature; Cosmology; Astronomy
Description: Examines the new discoveries and revolutionary ideas that have transformed the ancient study of the stars into the complex science of astronomy. Also discusses theories about the beginning of the universe and what is likely to happen to it in the future.
Notes: Includes index.