The Cosmic Web
Mysterious Architecture of the Universe
J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies--a magnificent structure now called the cosmic web and mapped extensively by teams of astronomers. Here is his gripping insider's account of how a generation of undaunted theorists and observers solved the mystery of the architecture of our cosmos. Gott tells the stories of how his own path to a solution began with a high-school science project when he was eighteen, and how he and astronomer Mario Juric measured the Sloan Great Wall of Galaxies, a filamen…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-691-15726-9
- EAN: 9780691157269
- Produktnummer: 18019957
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H16.5 cm x B24.3 cm x D2.2 cm 576 g
- Abbildungen: 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 40 line illus.
- Gewicht: 576
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
J. Richard Gott is professor of astrophysics at Princeton University. His books include Time Travel in Einstein¿s Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel through Time. He lives in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
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