The infinite cosmos: questions from the frontiers of cosmology

How big is the universe? Is it infinite? How did it begin and how might it end? Joseph Silk guides the reader through the frontiers of current research in cosmology, weaving together the latest theories and observations, and combining science with literary quotations and philosophical reflections on...

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Main Author: Silk, Joseph 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
Edition:reprint.
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Summary:How big is the universe? Is it infinite? How did it begin and how might it end? Joseph Silk guides the reader through the frontiers of current research in cosmology, weaving together the latest theories and observations, and combining science with literary quotations and philosophical reflections on the vastness and wonder of our Universe.
Physical Description:VIII, 248 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780198505105