by Edward Harrison · Cambridge University Press · tapa dura · ISBN 9780521661485
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«Cosmology: The Science of the Universe» is Edward Harrison's popular science essay, published by Cambridge University Press in hardback.
Introduction to modern cosmology and its historical roots: Cartesian and Newtonian world systems, special relativity, observational cosmology, inflation, and the creation of the universe. This second edition adds seven chapters and closes each chapter with Reflections and Projects, sections that stimulate debate.
Published in March 2000. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Aimed at students and readers interested in astronomy, physics, and the history of cosmology.
