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Full Description
This text is an overview of modern cosmology, written at a suitable level for undergraduates. It introduces the main constituents of the universe, and the methods most commonly used to study them. It then discusses some of the latest ideas and theories in modern cosmology, including studies of active galaxies and IRAS galaxies, the discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation and its impact on the Big Bang Theory, and the latest thinking on the age and size of the universe. Worked calculations are included throughout the book, and diagrams plus mono and colour photographs illustrate important aspects of the text.
Contents
The astronomical census; the tools of the trade; observational cosmology; the cosmic distance ladder; active galaxies; IRAS galaxies; the formation of galaxies; the glow from the edge; the age and size of the universe.
