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- Gives a gentle introduction to our current knowledge of the universe and how we came to our present view
- Descriptive rather than mathematical, but includes maths separately for those seeking more detail
- Author is an experienced teacher and popularizer in the field of astronomy and cosmology
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions. The author shows how our present view gradually developed from observations, and also how the outcome of ongoing research may still change this view. The book brings together concepts in physics and astronomy, including some history in both cases. The text is descriptive rather than technical: the goal is to present things rigorously and without oversimplification, by highlighting the crucial physical concepts. The only prerequisite is a qualitative knowledge of basic physics concepts at high-school level.
Authors and Affiliations
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Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Carlos Martins
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Universe Today
Book Subtitle: Our Current Understanding and How It Was Achieved
Authors: Carlos Martins
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49632-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49631-9Published: 30 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49632-6Published: 29 September 2020
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 324
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Cosmology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Particle and Nuclear Physics