Understanding the universe
Subtitle: Part V : The birth and life of the universe : an introduction to astronomy
By: Alex Filippenko ; produced by Tamara Stonebarger ; directed by Robert Moss
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: Great courses on tape
Publisher: The Teaching Company
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Springfield, VA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Cosmology; Astronomy
Other titles: Introduction to astronomy; Birth and life of the universe
Description: Alex Filippenko presents lectures for a course which is designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.
Notes: Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; director, Robert Moss.

Narrator, Alex Filippenko.

VHS.
Table of contents: title: pt. 5. The birth and life of the universe: Lectures 33-35 on tape 1: 33. The expansion of the universe. 34. The age of the universe. 35. The geometry and fate of the universe. Lectures 36-38 on tape 2: 36. Einstein's biggest blunder. 37. Echoes of the Big Bang. 38. In the beginning. Lectures 39-40 on tape 2: 39. The ultimate free lunch. 40. A universe of universes.