Conceptions of cosmos : from myths to the accelerating universe : a history of cosmology /
Presenting a history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding, this title offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from Aristotle's Earth-centred cosmos to the discovery of the accelerating universe.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Presenting a history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding, this title offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from Aristotle's Earth-centred cosmos to the discovery of the accelerating universe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191526169 0191526169 9780199209163 0199209162 9781429470520 1429470526 9786610753475 6610753474 9780191706219 0191706213 0199665141 9780199665143 1280753471 9781280753473 |