| Description |
xiii, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent. |
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unmediated n rdamedia. |
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volume nc rdacarrier. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue. Taking the temperature of the universe -- How do we know the ages of stars? Prehistory: spectra and the nature of stars -- At the heart of the sun -- Making "metals" -- The ages of stars -- How do we know the age of the universe? Prehistory: galaxies and the universe at large -- The discovery of the expanding universe -- Sizing up the cosmic soufflé -- Surveys and satellites. |
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Cosmochronology.
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Space and time.
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Cosmology.
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Relativity (Physics).
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Quantum theory.
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| Added Title |
Thirteen point eight |
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Thirteen, eight |
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Quest to find the true age of the universe and the theory of everything. |
| ISBN |
9780300218275 |
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0300218273 |
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