Robert P. Kirshner

The Extravagant Universe

Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos

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Produktbeschreibung

The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers, Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery: the expansion of the universe is accelerating under the influence of a dark energy tha

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Produktdetails

• Princeton Science Library
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780691173184
• ISBN-10: 0691173184
• Artikelnr.: 44678093

Autorenporträt

Robert P. Kirshner is the Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University.

Rezensionen

"Kirshner is a talented writer, and both experts and general readers will find his book a consistently enjoyable read. . . . The Extravagant Universe is a personal book. . . . For the general reader interested in the excitement of how science is done, this strategy makes for a fascinating account. . . . The story . . . is irresistible in its own right, and is related with verve and good humor. . . . Books like this one will help inspire the next generation of physicists."--Sean Carroll, Nature