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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.

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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 05, 2009 Type: User Review 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 book is a...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 16, 2006 Type: User Review 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 of...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 20, 2006 Type: User Review 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 theories lie...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 27, 2006 Type: User Review The best book to start your serious study of cosmology

I have been studying astronomy since 1970.

If you know a great deal about stars, planets, the Milky Way, etc., you can still be very ignorant about General Relativity, the expansion of space, the cosmological constant, etc.. That...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 26, 2004 Type: User Review Superb explanations of ideas in cosmology

This cosmology book contains relatively little mathematics, so it can be read by almost any motivated person who is genuinely curious about the subject. And it has an enormous amount of interesting information that ought to intrigue even highly...
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