Elementary Cosmology (Second Edition) - From Aristotle’s universe to the Big Bang and beyond

This book presents a history of cosmology, covering the scientific developments from the time of the early Greek philosophers until the present day. It introduces the most important discoveries in cosmology, and how they altered our perceptions of the origin, size, structure, and evolution of the universe.

About the author

James J Kolata is an Emeritus Professor of nuclear physics at the University of Notre Dame. He received his BS from Marquette University, and his MS and PhD from Michigan State University. Before coming to Notre Dame, he worked at the Naval Research Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and at the University of Pittsburgh. This book is from his elective course at Notre Dame entitled Elementary Cosmology.

Product details

• Authors: James J (University of Notre Dame Kolata, James J. Kolata
• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2020
• EAN: 9780750336130
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-3613-0
• No. of pages: 154
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Illustrations: With figures in colour and in black and white; 85 Illustrations
• Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy