Echo of the Big Bang

Echo of the Big Bang
ISBN-10
0691122423
ISBN-13
9780691122427
Category
Science
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2005-04-24
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Author
Michael D. Lemonick

Description

Describes how the scientific discoveries of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) satellite have transformed the modern science of cosmology, describing its revelations in terms of the origins and history of the universe, the nature of dark matter, the expansion of the universe, and other key topics. (Science & Mathematics)

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