| Description |
xi, 357 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-350) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Early relativistic cosmology -- Observational revolution -- Observational trail 1931-56, the determination of Hb0s and the age dilemma -- Changing times, 1945-65 : new techniques and new people -- Extension of the redshift-apparent magnitude diagram to faint galaxies 1956-95 -- Classical steady-state cosmological model and its observational tests -- Cosmic microwave background : an historical account -- Origin of the light elements -- New primordial calculation of Y and of D/H -- New observational evidence and its interpretation : (a) quasi-stellar objects and redshifts -- New observational evidence and its interpretation : (b) ejection phenomena and energetics -- Modern Friedmann cosmology -- Standard cosmology -- New cosmological models -- Observations explained in terms of the quasi-steady-state model -- Intrinsic redshift problem -- Creation centers and black holes -- Modern observations of faint galaxies and related objects -- Large-scale distribution of matter -- Brief account of the radiation fields in the universe : the observations and their interpretation -- Summary of the material contained in the previous chapters -- Some unsolved problems. |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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| Added Author |
Burbidge, Geoffrey R.
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Narlikar, Jayant Vishnu, 1938-
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| ISBN |
0521662230 (hbk.) |
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