Description
| Product ID: | 9781009245784 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook |
| Subtitle: | (Or: How to Beat the Big Bang) |
| Authors: | Author: Geraint F. Lewis, Luke A. Barnes |
| Page Count: | 290 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy of science, Philosophy of science, Popular science, Theoretical and mathematical astronomy, Cosmology and the universe, Space science, Popular science, Theoretical & mathematical astronomy, Cosmology & the universe, Space science |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating For all those who wonder about our bizarre universe, and those who want to overthrow the big bang, this book gives you 'just the facts': the observations that have shaped established ideas and theories. The authors pull back the curtains, and show how cosmology really works. Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a Big Bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a weird cosmos? For all those who wonder about this bizarre universe, and those who want to overthrow the Big Bang, this handbook gives you ''just the facts'': the observations that have shaped these ideas and theories. While the Big Bang holds the attention of scientists, it isn''t perfect. The authors pull back the curtains, and show how cosmology really works. With this, you will know your enemy, cosmic revolutionary - arm yourself for the scientific arena where ideas must fight for survival! This uniquely-framed tour of modern cosmology gives a deeper understanding of the inner workings of this fascinating field. The portrait painted is realistic and raw, not idealized and airbrushed - it is science in all its messy detail, which doesn''t pretend to have all the answers. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-04-20 |
