| The Big Bang Contributor(s): Mike Perricone (Author), Perricone, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604130156 ISBN-13: 9781604130157 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: Each dramatic discovery and theory about the cosmos has revealed a universe of increasing enormity, complexity, and mystery. Beginning with an overview of the scientific method, The Big Bang follows the pioneering observations and theories of Edwin Hubble, Alexander Friedmann, and Father Georges Lemaitre. Learn how the ideas of accelerating expansion, cosmic microwave background radiation, the theory of inflation, and the concept of dark energy have established our current outlook on the cosmos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 523.18 |
| LCCN: 2008047254 |
| Series: Science Foundations |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.1" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 119 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title follows the pioneering obserations of Edwin Hubble and the early insights in cosmological theory by Alexander Friedmann and Father Georges Lemaitre. The discoveries of the cosmic microwave background and the expansion of the universe set the stage for new evidence about big bang origins. |