By T. Padmanabhan
ISBN-10: 0521620392
ISBN-13: 9780521620390
The evolution of our Universe and the formation of stars and galaxies are mysteries that experience lengthy wondered scientists. contemporary years have introduced new clinical realizing of those profound and basic concerns. In energetic prose, Professor Padmanabhan paints an image of latest cosmology for the overall reader. not like different well known books on cosmology, After the 1st 3 mins doesn't gloss over information, or turn away from explaining the underlying options. in its place, with a lucid and casual kind, the writer introduces all of the proper heritage after which conscientiously items jointly an attractive tale of the evolution of our Universe. Padmanabhan leaves the reader with a cutting-edge photo of scientists' present figuring out in cosmology and a prepared style of the thrill of this fast-moving technological know-how. all through, no arithmetic is used and all technical jargon is obviously brought and strengthened in a convenient thesaurus on the finish of the e-book. For basic readers who are looking to come to grips with what we actually do and do not learn about our Universe, this booklet offers a thrilling and uncompromising learn. Thanu Padmanabhan is a Professor at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India. he's the recipient of various awards and writer of 3 books, constitution Formation within the Universe (Cambridge, 1994), Cosmology and Astrophysics via difficulties (Cambridge, 1996), and, including J.V. Narlikar, Gravity, Gauge Theories and Quantum Cosmology. he's additionally the writer of a couple of hundred well known technological know-how articles, a comic book strip serial and a number of other standard columns on astronomy, leisure arithmetic, and the historical past of technology.
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