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9780521416177

Edwin Hubble, The Discoverer of the Big Bang Universe

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521416177

  • ISBN10:

    0521416175

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-10-29
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

This classic tale of scientific achievement describes the life and research of Edwin Hubble, the first astronomer to discover the true immensity of the cosmos.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English edition
Preface to the Russian edition
Part I. Life and Work: 1. Choosing the way
2. On the threshold of great achievements
3. The island universe
4. The red-shift predecessors
5. The law bearing his name
6. Recognition
7. Civil duty
8. Hopes crushed
Part II. Hubble's Work Continued: 9. Distances to galaxies and the Hubble constant
10. Current and future research projects
11. The discovery of the hot universe
12. Explosion
Chronology of Edwin Hubble's life and work
Bibliography of Hubble's publications
References
Indexes.

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