
Making Sense of Modern Cosmology
Confused by all those theories? Good
P. JAMES E. PEEBLES is one of the world’s most distinguished cosmologists, a key player in the early analysis of the cosmic microwave background radiation and the bulk composition of the universe. He has received some of the highest awards in astronomy, including the 1982 Heineman Prize, the 1993 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society and the 1995 Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Peebles is currently an emeritus professor at Princeton University.
Confused by all those theories? Good
Some 15 billion years ago the universe emerged from a hot, dense sea of matter and energy. As the cosmos expanded and cooled, it spawned galaxies, stars, planets and life
Galaxies tend to form small groups, which in turn form larger clusters, and so on. Such a hierarchical organization has long been suspected, but only recently has it been clearly perceived...
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