An Introduction to Modern Cosmology / Andrew R. Liddle ; Andrew Liddle ; Andrew R Liddle (1999) Book Details Subject Geology & Earth Science Publication Date February 1999 Nr of Pages 129 Format (size) Paperback (24.5cm x 16.8cm) Publisher Horizon Pubs & Distributors Inc Language e Plot This new textbook provides a readable and accessible introduction to the subject for those students taking a first course in cosmology. An Introduction to Modern Cosmology introduces models of the expanding universe and explores all the successes of the hot big bang, including the cosmic microwave background and nucleosynthesis. A brief discussion of the inflationary cosmology is also included. No prior knowledge of astronomy is assumed and the book's general approach tends to avoid relativity, deriving the crucial results using newtonian theory. This allows a discussion of all the evidence in favour of the hot big bang in a treatment which is based in physics rather than mathematics. More Details Index 1522 Read It Yes LoC Classification QB981.L534 1999 Dewey 523.1 ISBN 0471987581 Cover Price $52.50 Links Amazon US Links Amazon UK Links Amazon France