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Creation : the story of the origin and evolution of the universe / Barry Parker ; drawings by Lori Scoffield.
- Title
- Creation : the story of the origin and evolution of the universe / Barry Parker ; drawings by Lori Scoffield.
- Author
- Parker, Barry R.
- Publication
- New York : Plenum Press, c1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | QB981 .P29 1988 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 297 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Subject
- Cosmology
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 289.
- Contents
- Introduction. Discovery of the expanding universe. Cosmology of the mind. Alpha, Beta, and Gamow. From quarks to black holes. From chaos to creation. Inflation. Mystery of the cosmic mirror. The cosmic cookbook. Emergence of the fireball. Before the big bang. The big breakup. A "lumpy" universe. Cosmic strings. The "heavy element" cookbook. The emergence of life.
- ISBN
- 0306429527
- LCCN
- ^^^88017893^
- OCLC
- 18050962
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library