Bibliograph

The cosmic microwave background, how it changed our understanding of the universe, Rhodri Evans

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The cosmic microwave background, how it changed our understanding of the universe, Rhodri Evans

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cosmic microwave background

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884813640

Responsibility statement

Rhodri Evans

Series statement

Astronomer's universe,, 1614-659X

Sub title

how it changed our understanding of the universe

Summary

"Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn's Island universe at the turn of the 20th Century, and the discovery by Hubble that the nebulae were external to our own galaxy, through Gamow's early work on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and its subsequent discovery by Penzias and Wilson, to modern day satellite-lead CMB research. Research results from the ground-based experiments DASI, BOOMERANG, and satellite missions COBE, WMAP and Planck are explained and interpreted to show how our current picture of the universe was arrived at, and the author looks at the future of CMB research and what we still need to learn."--Publisher's description

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