000			01612cam a22003614a 4500
001			006032734
003			OCoLC
005			20180722203231.0
008			040803s2004 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2004056306
019			_a57613751 _a58431323
020			_a0007162200 (acidfree paper)
024	3	1	_a9780007162208
035			_aocm57362091
035	9		_a57362091
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dJTB _dOOP _dMR0 _dCUY _dXY4 _dNFG
042			_apcc
049			_aNFGA _c1
092			_a523.18 _bS617
100	1		_aSingh, Simon. _910342
245	1	0	_aBig bang : _bthe origins of the universe / _cSimon Singh.
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
260			_aNew York : _bFourth Estate, _cc2004.
300			_a532 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [509]-516) and index.
505	0		_aIn 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.
650		0	_aBig bang theory. _931269
650		0	_aCosmology. _926736
650		0	_aGeneral relativity (Physics) _977154
942			_cBOOK _029
994			_aX0 _bNFG
998			_a006032734
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