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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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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