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The Extravagant Universe

Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos
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Description

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

Author Biography:

Robert P. Kirshner is the Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University.
Release date NZ
October 4th, 2016
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributor
  • Epilogue by Robert P. Kirshner
Illustrations
11 color illus. 29 halftones. 12 line illus.
Pages
304
Dimensions
140x216x25
ISBN-13
9780691173184
Product ID
25000945

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