Title:
Mapping the heavens : the radical scientific ideas that reveal the cosmos / Priyamvada Natarajan.
Author:
Natarajan, Priyamvada, author.
Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
QB981 .N337 2016
Abstract:
For all curious readers, a lively introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe. --Publisher
ISBN:
9780300204414
Physical Description:
xvi, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents:
Preface -- Early cosmic maps -- The growing border : the universe expands -- The dark center : black holes become real -- The invisible grid : coping with dark matter -- The changing scale : the accelerating universe -- The next wrinkle : the discovery of cosmic background radiation -- The new reality and the quest for other worlds -- Epilogue.
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