Silk, Joseph, 1942-

Horizons of cosmology : exploring worlds seen and unseen / Joseph Silk. - West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, c2009. - x, 205 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. - Templeton science and religion series . - Templeton science and religion series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cosmology begins -- Case for the big bang -- Inflation explained -- How stars form -- The darkest matters -- Cosmic archaeology -- Detecting dark matter -- Finding dark energy -- Eminent missteps in cosmology -- The universe in seven numbers -- Our place in the universe -- Cosmology's future.

9781599473413 (alk. paper) 1599473410 (alk. paper)

2009010014

GBA985248 bnb

015358015 Uk


Dark matter (Astronomy)
Expanding universe.
Cosmology.

QB791.3 / .S55 2009

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