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Item Details
| Title:
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MEASURING THE UNIVERSE
THE COSMOLOGICAL DISTANCE LADDER |
| By: |
Stephen Webb |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£60.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1852331062 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781852331061 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER LONDON LTD |
| Pub. date: |
18 March, 1999 |
| Edition: |
1999 ed. |
| Series: |
Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration |
| Pages: |
358 |
| Description: |
Presents a unified treatment of the various techniques used for distance determination. This text describes methods to measure distances on Earth, helping us to estimate the distance to the farthest objects, and discussing particle horizons within an expanding and inflationary universe. |
| Synopsis: |
A unified treatment of the various techniques used for distance determination. The text begins by describing methods to measure distances on Earth, then gradually climbs the "distance ladder" to enable us to estimate the distance to the farthest objects, ending with a discussion of particle horizons within an expanding and inflationary universe. Aimed at first-year astronomy and astrophysics undergraduates, the book emphasises general physical principles rather than mathematical detail, and is enhanced and complemented by many worked examples, questions and problem-solving exercises at the end of each chapter. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Springer London Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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