The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology

Silk, Joseph

ISBN 10: 0198505108 / ISBN 13: 9780198505105

Published by Oxford University Press, 2006

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Synopsis:

From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any limits. In The Infinite Cosmos, Joseph Silk, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, cosmologist and well-known science writer, brings together the modern understanding of the Universe, its structure, its evolution, and its possible fate, combining the latest from theory and observation. The narrative is peppered with quotations from literature and philosophy, and reflects, too, on the process of scientific discovery, and the implications of our discoveries.

About the Author: Joseph Silk is Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford. He is an experienced and successful author of books on cosmology for the general reader: his published titles include The Big Bang (W. H. Freeman) and The Left Hand of Creation (with J. D. Barrow, published by Oxford University Press).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good