The Infinite Cosmos
Questions from the frontiers of cosmology
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 9 February 2006
- ISBN 9780198505105
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 242x163x24 mm
- Weight 534 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Numerous line drawings 0
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Short description:
In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative that brings together the latest theory and observation and combines science with literary quotations to capture our growing understanding of the vastness and wonder of our Universe.
MoreLong description:
From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any limits. In The Infinite Cosmos, Joseph Silk, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, cosmologist and well-known science writer, brings together the modern understanding of the Universe, its structure, its evolution, and its possible fate, combining the latest from theory and observation. The narrative is peppered with quotations from literature and philosophy, and reflects, too, on the process of scientific discovery, and the implications of our discoveries.
This book packs so much into a decidedly finite space. Silk covers everything you might hope to find in a book by one of the world's leading cosmologists, and much more besides... Accessible and informative.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Perspectives
Principles
Our neighbourhood
The universe of galaxies
The invisible cosmos
Supermassive black holes and the birth of galaxies
Clusters and clustering
Space is nearly flat
Dark energy and the runaway universe
The panacea of cold dark matter
From time to time machines
Origins
The seeds of structure
Beyond the beginning
Towards the infinite universe
Into the infinite future
And so to God
Conclusion
Glossary
Index
