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Book SynopsisThe exploration of the Universe, as conducted by physicists, astronomers, and cosmologists was one of the greatest intellectual adventures of the mid-twentieth century. This book, first published in 1971, tells the story of their achievements and the insight gained into the structure, history, working and scale of our Universe.
Table of ContentsPreface; Note; 1. the physics of the stars; 2. The Milky Way; 3. External galaxies and the expansion of the Universe; 4. Radio galaxies; 5. Quasi-stellar objects; 6. The radio source counts; 7. The distribution of quasi-stellar objects; 8. Models of the Universe; 9. The search for intergalactic atomic hydrogen; 10. The search for intergalactic ionised hydrogen; 11. The helium problem; 12. The hot big bang; 13. Helium formation in the hot big bang; 14. The detection of cosmic microwave radiation; 15. Astrophysical effects of the cosmic microwave radiation; 16. The isotropy of the cosmic microwave radiation; Indices.
