How it began : a time-traveler's guide to the universe / Chris Impey.
By: Impey, Chris.
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BookPublisher: New York ; London : W.W. Norton, c2012Description: xiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780393080025 (hardcover); 0393080021 (hardcover).Subject(s): Cosmology -- Popular works | Space and time -- Popular worksDDC classification:
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Summary: In this vibrant, eye-opening tour of milestones in the history of our universe, Chris Impey guides us through space and time, leading us from the familiar sights of the night sky to the dazzlingly strange aftermath of the Big Bang.
Separated at birth -- Planetary zoo -- Distant worlds -- Stellar nursery -- The edge of darkness -- Island universe -- Cosmic architecture -- Nuclear power -- The growth of galaxies -- Light and life -- Big bang -- White heat -- Something rather than nothing -- Unification and inflation -- Multiverse.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Science Museum Wroughton Library D2 Store: STS Books | Science & Technology Studies Collection | 523 IMPEY (Browse shelf) | Available | 2402582233 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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