Cosmic dawn
Subtitle: the search for the first stars and galaxies
By: George Rhee
Series: Astronomers' universe; Astronomers' universe
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781461478126
Subjects: Popular works; Cosmology
Other titles: Search for the first stars and galaxies
Description: The visible universe consists of stars and galaxies. One of the challenges of astronomy is to understand how galaxies and stars first came into existence over thirteen billion years ago. This book tells the story of our quest to solve this problem. Four hundred years after Galileo used his telescope to discover the moons of Jupiter, we are using new telescopes and instruments to search for the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang. This book brings the reader to the current frontier of this subject and lays out some of the exciting developments we can expect in the years to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cosmology through its past; title: The three pillars of the Big Bang theory; title: The visible universe; title: Dark matter; title: A map of the universe; title: How did galaxies come into existence?; title: The weight, shape, and fate of the universe; title: The search for light in the dark ages; title: Observing the first galaxies; title: Cosmic archaeology; title: Looking ahead in wonder : telescopes at the cosmic frontier; title: Tour de force : the James Webb telescope.