Cosmology - A Very Short Introduction

Peter Coles

Oxford University Press, USA

2001

139 páginas

4h 38m

ISBN-10: 019285416X

Written in simple and accessible language, this non-technical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter