The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology / Helge Kragh, Malcolm Longair

Date : 2019

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-0-19-186107-9

EAN : 9780191861079

Longair, Malcolm S. (1941-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Kragh, Helge Stjernholm (1944-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Relation : The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology / Edited by Helge Kragh, Malcolm Longair / Oxford : Oxford University Press

Résumé / Abstract : Provides detailed coverage of historical discoveries in cosmology, such as the expansion of the universe, the Big Bang theory and the cosmic background radiation. The book also examines erroneous theories, and includes sections on some modern and still controversial theories, such as the idea of many universes known as the multiverse hypothesis