The Cosmic Century

by Malcolm S. Longair

Book Overview

The twentieth-century witnessed the development of astrophysics and cosmology from subjects which scarcely existed to two of the most exciting and demanding areas of contemporary scientific inquiry. In this book Malcolm Longair reviews the historical development of the key areas of modern astrophysics, linking the strands together to show how they have led to the extraordinarily rich panorama of modern astrophysics and cosmology. While many of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521474361
• ISBN13: 9780521474368
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 565 Pages
• Weight: 2.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 9.8"