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Subject(s)

• Cosmology [Browse]
• Astronomy [Browse]

Summary note

With stunning regularity, the search for our cosmic roots has been yielding remarkable new discoveries about the universe and our place in it. In his compelling book, Origins: The Quest for Our Cosmic Roots, veteran science journalist Tom Yulsman chronicles the latest discoveries and describes in clear and engaging terms what they mean.From the interior of protons to the outer reaches of the universe, and from the control room of one of the world's most powerful particle accelerators to an observatory atop the tallest mountain in the Pacific basin, Yulsman takes readers on a fantastic

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Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Language note

English

Contents

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; PROLOGUE; 1. SPACETIME; 2. COSMIC CASINO; 3. HOT BIG BANG; 4. INFLATING THE UNIVERSE; 5. THE GALACTIC COBWEB; 6. PARADIGM SHIFT; 7. BEFORE INFLATION; 8. INTERSTELLAR ECOLOGY; 9. A STAR IS BORN; 10. SOLAR SYSTEMS; 11. PEBBLES TO PLANETS; 12. TO LIFE; AFTERWORD; NOTES; INDEX

ISBN

• 0-429-09321-7
• 1-138-40630-9
• 1-4200-3372-7
• 1-280-65072-9
• 9786610650729
• 9780429093210
• 9781040160572

OCLC

• 437168923
• 52889662
• 1080588579

Doi

10.1201/9781420033724

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