Bibliograph

How it began, a time- traveler's guide to the universe, Chris Impey

Type

Label

How it began, a time- traveler's guide to the universe, Chris Impey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How it began

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

738350049

Responsibility statement

Chris Impey

Sub title

a time- traveler's guide to the universe

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

Table Of Contents

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

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