The Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background (Cambridge Astrophysics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780521855501
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astrophysics & Space Science; Cosmology; Science / Cosmology; Cosmic background radiation; Microwaves
First sentence: In a way, the entire history of cosmology from Ptolemy and Aristotle to the present day can be divided into two stages: a period before and a period after the discovery of the cosmic microwave background (CMB).