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A Brief History of the Universe

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Robinson, Jan 28, 2010 - Science - 317 pages

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User Review  - Brie - Goodreads

At 317 pages this is definately a Brief history of astronomy. The problem with books on the history of astronomy is that there is so much material out there, its difficult to decide where to start and ... Read full review

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User Review  - KC - Goodreads

It definitely made me more knowledgeable about history, when these things (eg microwave radiation) were discovered, and who discovered them. Too bad I'm too young and stupid to have understood the things in the book completely.. Read full review

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Contents

PART I2 PTOLEMYS UNIVERSE
3
Greek Astronomy and the Birth of Natural
18
The Shape of the Universe
38
Crossing the Dark Ages
49
PART II NEWTONS UNIVERSE
59
Tycho Brahe
72
The Italian Connection
103
Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution
124
EINSTEINS UNIVERSE Chapter 10 Relativity Special and General
165
The View from Mount Wilson
195
Edwin Hubble and the Expanding Universe
228
The Big Bang
256
Epilogue
297
Further Reading
301
Index
305
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Exploring the Newtonian Universe
142

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