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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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 intuitive basis before getting hung up on the technical details. A...

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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 book is a very good introduction to the subject. There are...

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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 of interest outside your own specialty. So much of physics...

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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 theories lie hidden in impenetrable obscurity due to the...

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Posted: Mar-27-2006

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 was my situation in the 1980's. Then I found Dr. Harrison's...

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Posted: Dec-26-2004

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 informed scientists. Harrison traces the history...

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Posted: Dec-08-2003

Best Cosmology

The first time I bought the next addition of any book. It explaines gravity and that makes it far better then any other book on this subject.

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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. Still, the plethora of equations can mislead readers into...

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Posted: Jan-27-2002

The Very Best Book on Cosmology

Undoubtedly, "Cosmology, The Science of the Universe" by Edward Harrison is by far the best book on cosmology that I have ever read. Dr. Harrison did an outstanding job in presenting the physics of the universe. He does not shy away from presenting the mathematics necessary for a complete...

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Posted: Apr-22-2001

A serious but very accessible introduction to the field

Even though "Cosmology" is technically a textbook, it takes a rather different sort of approach from the usual such offering. This book makes the subject come alive with excitement by employing a unique style. Even though the book was designed for intro ivy-league students, there's more than...

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