Big bang : the origins of the universe /
Singh, Simon.
Big bang : the origins of the universe / Simon Singh. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Fourth Estate, c2004. - 532 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-516) and index.
In the beginning: From mythology to cosmology, from prehistory to 1900 -- Theories of the universe: How Einstein's theory of gravity hinted at a moment of creation -- Great debate: How observations of the universe implied a cosmic expansion -- Mavericks of the cosmos: How theory and observation came together to form the big bang model -- Paradigm shift: Battle between rival cosmological theories is finally resolved -- Epilogue: What are the outstanding questions for the big bang model? -- What is science? -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Picture credits -- Index.
0007162200 (acidfree paper)
9780007162208
2004056306
Big bang theory.
Cosmology.
General relativity (Physics)
Big bang : the origins of the universe / Simon Singh. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Fourth Estate, c2004. - 532 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-516) and index.
In the beginning: From mythology to cosmology, from prehistory to 1900 -- Theories of the universe: How Einstein's theory of gravity hinted at a moment of creation -- Great debate: How observations of the universe implied a cosmic expansion -- Mavericks of the cosmos: How theory and observation came together to form the big bang model -- Paradigm shift: Battle between rival cosmological theories is finally resolved -- Epilogue: What are the outstanding questions for the big bang model? -- What is science? -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Picture credits -- Index.
0007162200 (acidfree paper)
9780007162208
2004056306
Big bang theory.
Cosmology.
General relativity (Physics)