The Extravagant Universe : Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, And The Accelerating Cosmos ; With A New Epilogue By The Author [DJVU]
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Series: Princeton science libarary
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Year: 2,004
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Edition: 4. print., and 1. pbk. ed
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City: Princeton
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Pages: 291
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Pages In File: 310
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Language: English
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Topic: 181
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Issue: 92
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Expanding universe -- Popular works
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Toc: Content: PREFACE ix CHAPTER 1: The Big Picture 1 CHAPTER 2: Violent Agents of Cosmic Change 15 CHAPTER 3: Another Way to Explode 34 CHAPTER 4: Einstein Adds a Constant 49 CHAPTER 5: Cosmic Expansion 60 CHAPTER 6: What Time Is It? 83 CHAPTER 7: A Hot Day in Holmdel 114 CHAPTER 8: Learning to Swim 136 CHAPTER 9: Getting It First 158 CHAPTER 10: Getting It Right 194 CHAPTER 11: The Smoking Gun? 234 NOTES 263 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 275 INDEX 277