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The extravagant universe : exploding stars, dark energy and the accelerating cosmos
- Title
- The extravagant universe : exploding stars, dark energy and the accelerating cosmos / Robert P. Kirshner.
- Author
- Kirshner, Robert P., 1949-
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002], ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QB813.S95 K57 2002 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-273) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The Big Picture -- Ch. 2. Violent Agents of Cosmic Change -- Ch. 3. Another Way to Explode -- Ch. 4. Einstein Adds a Constant -- Ch. 5. Cosmic Expansion -- Ch. 6. What Time Is It? -- Ch. 7. A Hot Day in Holmdel -- Ch. 8. Learning to Swim -- Ch. 9. Getting It First -- Ch. 10. Getting It Right -- Ch. 11. The Smoking Gun?
- ISBN
- 0691058628 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2002029268
- OCLC
- ocm50166596
- SCSB-4311711
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries