How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies on very larg...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Malik, Karim A. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Matravers, David R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2019.
Σειρά:Astronomers' Universe,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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