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9780309101370

Brave New Universe : Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos

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  • ISBN13:

    9780309101370

  • ISBN10:

    0309101379

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-08-30
  • Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
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Summary

Featuring interviews with leaders in the field as well as thought-provoking descriptions of their work, "Brave New Universe" is a guided tour of current advances and controversies in cosmology.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction: The Quest for Cosmic Understanding 1(6)
1 To See the World in a Grain of Sand: What We Can Observe from Earth 7(20)
2 Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Einstein's Far-Reaching Vision 27(48)
3 Eternity in an Hour: The Accelerating Universe 75(46)
4 Darkness Apparent: The Hidden Stuff of the Cosmos 121(26)
5 Ever-Changing Moods: Did Nature's Constants Evolve? 147(26)
6 Escape Clause: Circumventing the Big Bang Singularity 173(22)
7 What Is Real? 195(20)
Conclusion: The Spirit of Eddington 215(20)
Acknowledgments 235(2)
Notes 237(8)
Further Reading 245(4)
Index 249

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