Cosmology's Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe

by P J E Peebles

Book Overview

From Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to today Modern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos. Cosmology's Century is the story of how generations of scientists built on these thoughts and many new measurements to arrive at a well-tested physical theory of the structure and evolution of our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691234477
• ISBN13: 9780691234472
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"