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Overview'There is an embarrassment of books about the universe for the general reader, but few manage to pack so much, so elegantly, into such a compact space as this does. The book is generously illustrated.' -The Guardian 09/02/02/ 'Coles takes you gently through everything from Blue Shift to parallel Universe in a thoroughly entertaining read' -TNT Magazine 'a pleasure to read' -New Scientist, 29/09/01 Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter ColesPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 11.40cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 17.90cm Weight: 0.136kg ISBN: 9780192854162ISBN 10: 019285416 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 23 August 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: A Brief History 2: Einstein and All That 3: The Big Bang 4: In the Beginning 5: Cosmology by Numbers 6: What's the Matter? 7: The Emergence of Structure 8: The FutureReviewsThere is an embarrassment of books about the universe for the general reader, but few manage to pack so much, so elegantly, into such a compact space as this does. The book is generously illustrated. The Guardian 09/02/02/ Coles takes you gently through everything from Blue Shift to parallel Universe in a thoroughly entertaining read TNT Magazine a pleasure to read New Scientist, 29/09/01 a pleasure to read * New Scientist, 29/09/01 * Coles takes you gently through everything from Blue Shift to parallel Universe in a thoroughly entertaining read * TNT Magazine * There is an embarrassment of books about the universe for the general reader, but few manage to pack so much, so elegantly, into such a compact space as this does. The book is generously illustrated. * The Guardian 09/02/02/ * Author InformationPeter Coles is Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics and Head of the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex. He has co-written two textbooks on cosmology, and over a hundred technical articles on various aspects of the Big Bang theory. He is also author of Einstein and the Total Eclipse and Hawking and the Mind of God. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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