The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology

by Joseph Silk

Book Overview

From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any limits. In he Infinite Cosmos, Joseph Silk, Savillian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, cosmologist and well-known science writer, brings together the modern understanding of the Universe, its structure, its evolution, and its possible fate, combining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198505108
• ISBN13: 9780198505105
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"