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Cosmology, the science of the universe

In this second edition, Professor Harrison surveys man's current understanding of the universe and its history. Tracing the rise of the scientific method, this book provides an elementary understanding of the physical universe of modern times.
Print Book, English, 1981
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1981
xi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
9780521229814, 9780521297592, 0521229812, 0521297591
6487500
What is cosmology?
Stars
Galaxies
Location and the cosmic center
Containment and the cosmic edge
Space and time
Curved space
General relativity
Black holes
Expansion
Redshifts
Darkness at night
The universe in a nutshell
Newtonian cosmology
The many universes
Theories of the universe
The cosmic numbers
The early universe
Horizons in the universe
Life in the universe