Big bang : the origins of the universe / Simon Singh.
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TextPublication details: New York : Fourth Estate, c2004.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 532 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0007162200 (acidfree paper)
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- QB991.B54 S56 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-516) and index.
1. In the beginning -- 2. Theories of the universe -- 3. The great debate -- 4. Mavericks of the cosmos -- 5. The paradigm shift -- Epilogue : what are the outstanding questions for the Big Bang model?
"This book tells the story of the many brilliant, often eccentric scientists who fought against the establishment idea of an eternal and unchanging cosmos. From such early Greek cosmologists as Anaximander to recent satellite measurements taken deep in space, Big Bang is a narrative full of anecdotes and personal histories. Simon Singh tells the centuries-long story of mankind's attempt to understand how the universe came to be, a story which itself begins some 14 billion years ago (give or take a billion years)."--BOOK JACKET.
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