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020 _a0297847406 (hardcover)
_c$19.95
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037 _c625.00 PKR
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100 1 _aFerreira, Pedro.
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245 1 4 _aThe state of the universe : a primer in modern cosmology
_cPedro Ferreira.
260 _aLondon
_bPhoenix
_c2006.
300 _a320 p.
_c20 cm.
520 _aThe universe is a mess. Or rather, our understanding of it is. That���s the message of this lively introduction to the conundrums shaking up the field of cosmology. Pedro G. Ferreira, a noted lecturer in astrophysics at Oxford, explains how a universe once ruled by Einstein���s simple equations has given way to a more complex and confusing one, where mysterious ��dark matter��� outweighs visible matter a hundred to one, and ��dark energy��� seems to be hurling the galaxies apart. Ferreira takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of astronomy to show how we arrived here, clarifying today���s many contendin
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