Cosmology: The Science of the Universe

Cosmology: The Science of the Universe is a broad introduction to the science of modern cosmology, with emphasis on its historical origins. The first edition of this best-selling book received worldwide acclaim for its lucid style and wide-ranging exploration of the universe. This eagerly awaited second edition updates and greatly extends the first with seven new chapters that explore early scientific cosmology, Cartesian and Newtonian world systems, cosmology after Newton and before Einstein, special relativity, observational cosmology, inflation and creation of the universe. All chapters conclude with a section entitled Reflections containing provocative topics that will foster lively debate. The new Projects section, also at the end of each chapter, raises questions and issues to challenge the reader. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-29-2009; Nicely done. Not for beginners!; Cosmology: The Science of the UniverseHarrison has written a book that tries to explain Cosmology with an intermediate level of mathematical complexity. It is well to have some prior exposure to the conceptual material on a more...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-05-2009; Cosmology: The Science of the Universe; This was a very good book to read on the subject that covered a wide range of topics on Cosmology, based on other comments it may not cover latest knowledge in the field; but as an interested reader I found it to be very informative. The...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-16-2006; Not too technical, not too brief, Extremely Interesting; Although my education is in physics, it is all but impossible to keep up with your own field of study, let alone with all the other areas. Hence it is nice to find a book like this once in a while that will cover what's going on in areas...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-20-2006; Outstanding introduction to Cosmology; Cosmology, or the scientific study of the universe as whole, has in the past 25 years seen explosive growth and progress in unfolding the nature and history of our universe. Yet for many people, the findings of cosmology and the main...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-29-2009; Nicely done. Not for beginners!; Cosmology: The Science of the UniverseHarrison has written a book that tries to explain Cosmology with an intermediate level of mathematical complexity. It is well to have some prior exposure to the conceptual material on a more...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-18-2002; A stepping stone to real cosmology; This text represents a lower division stepping stone from pop cosmology (the first three minutes, cosmic questions, the inflationary universe) to scholary texts. Much insight can be gleaned from the author's imagination experiments....; read full review | report as inappropriate