This comprehensive volume reviews theory and measurement of various parameters related to the evolution of the universe. Editor(s): Freedman, Wendy L. Num Pages: 408 pages, 102 b/w illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 994. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Measuring and Modeling the Universe: Volume 2, Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 052175576X
ISBN 13: 9780521755764
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This comprehensive volume reviews the current theory and measurement of various parameters related to the evolution of the universe. Topics include inflation, string theory and the history of cosmology in the context of current measurements being made of the Hubble constant, matter density, and dark energy. Observational results are included from the Sloan, Digital Sky Survey, Keck, Magellan, cosmic microwave background experiments, Hubble space telescope and Chandra. Featuring chapters by leading authorities in the field, this book is a valuable resource for graduate students and professional research astronomers.

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Wendy Freedman is the Crawford H. Greenewalt Director at the Carnegie Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Pasadena, California.

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