Cosmology + 1: Readings from Scientific American
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"Is the universe a one-time happening? Or does it pulse in an unending cycle? This is today the greatest question of cosmology, but to call it the greatest question of all is to confuse size with significance. There are indeed many other important inquiries that challenge the imagination, and within the wide scope of astronomy there is one rival in particular: Are we alone? Are we the only intelligent life in this vast celestial frame? For this reason this collection is called Cosmology + 1: the extra article concerns the fascinating but so far unsuccessful search for life elsewhere. Like the question whether our universe has exploded in a one-and-only incarnation, the question whether intelligent beings inhabit the satellites of some distant stars is quite undecided and has called forth wild speculation...."
--From the Preface by Owen Gingerich
These are but two of the many fascinating question confrontng today's cosmologists. This collection of articles from Scientific American present various aspects of our search for an understanding of the universe and considers such topics as the origin of galaxies, background radiatio, quasars, black holes, and non-Euclidean space. It is exciting reading for anyone interested in modern cosmology.
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"Is the universe a one-time happening? Or does it pulse in an unending cycle? This is today the greatest question of cosmology, but to call it the greatest question of all is to confuse size with significance. There are indeed many other important inquiries that challenge the imagination, and within the wide scope of astronomy there is one rival in particular: Are we alone? Are we the only intelligent life in this vast celestial frame? For this reason this collection is called Cosmology + 1: the extra article concerns the fascinating but so far unsuccessful search for life elsewhere. Like the question whether our universe has exploded in a one-and-only incarnation, the question whether intelligent beings inhabit the satellites of some distant stars is quite undecided and has called forth wild speculation...."
--From the Preface by Owen Gingerich
These are but two of the many fascinating question confrontng today's cosmologists. This collection of articles from Scientific American present various aspects of our search for an understanding of the universe and considers such topics as the origin of galaxies, background radiatio, quasars, black holes, and non-Euclidean space. It is exciting reading for anyone interested in modern cosmology.
Released into NonFiction VBB
