The Deep Universe: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 23. Lecture Notes 1993. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Saas-Fee Advanced Courses) [Hardcover]

A.R. Sandage (Author), R.G. Kron (Author), M.S. Longair (Author), Bruno Binggeli (Editor), Roland Buser (Editor)

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Publication Date: December 28, 1995 | ISBN-10: 3540589139 | ISBN-13: 978-3540589136 | Edition: 1

Written by three celebrated astronomers renowned for their excellence in both research and teaching, the central theme is approached in three complementary ways: the smooth evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present structures of matter; as a meandering road paved by our observations of stars, galaxies, and clusters; and how these approaches have been gradually developed and intertwined in the historical process leading to modern-day cosmology.

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This book provides a first-hand account of modern cosmology, written by three celebrated astronomers renowned for their excellence in both research and teaching. The central theme of the book, the deep Universe, is approached in three truly complementary ways: as a coherent and smooth theory embracing the evolution of the Universe from its original radiations emerging from the hot Big Bang to the present structures of matter; as a meandering, rough road paved by our observations of stars, galaxies, and clusters; and in terms of how these approaches have been gradually developed and intertwined in the historical process that led to the modern science of cosmology. The book is written for graduate students in astrophysics but is also of interest to professional astronomers and particle physicists.

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• Hardcover: 540 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540589139
• ISBN-13: 978-3540589136
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
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