02743nam 2200541 a 450 991046266810332120200520144314.01-299-19081-20-19-150567-6(CKB)2670000000331419(EBL)1132314(OCoLC)829460096(SSID)ssj0000908076(PQKBManifestationID)12318496(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000908076(PQKBWorkID)10900837(PQKB)11602114(MiAaPQ)EBC1132314(Au-PeEL)EBL1132314(CaPaEBR)ebr10661375(CaONFJC)MIL450331(EXLCZ)99267000000033141919990729d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe nine numbers of the cosmos[electronic resource] /Michael Rowan-RobinsonOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc19991 online resource (186 p.)"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 2001."0-19-286216-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Contents; Prologue: Que sais-je?; 1. We exist; 2. We are not in a special place; 3. An expanding universe; 4. A universe of finite age; 5. The Hot Big Bang; 6. Cold dark matter; 7. The missing ingredient-tilt, strings, or hot dark matter; 8. How heavy is the vacuum?; 9. How do galaxies form?; 10. The nine numbers of the cosmos; Further reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; XHow old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form?Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly original and intriguing way. He encapsulates our current knowledge (both what we do and don't know) of the origin and the nature of the universe into nine numbers. These cosmic numbers appear to be independent characteristics of our universe and include its age, the Hubble constant (a measure of its ratCosmologyPopular worksElectronic books.Cosmology523.1Rowan-Robinson Michael50280MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462668103321The nine numbers of the cosmos2200927UNINA01243nam0 22002891i 450 UON0046721920231205105149.9520160505d1935 |0itac50 baitaIT|||| |||||ˆIl ‰Foro romanoPirro MarconiRoma : La Libreria dello Stato193558 p.60 ill. ; 19 cmIn testa al front.Ministero della Educazione Nazionale Direzione Generale delle Antichità e delle Arti001UON000384562001 Itinerari dei Musei e Monumenti d'Italia210 RomaIstituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato44RomaForo romanoGuideUONC091692FIITRomaUONL000004722.709376ARCHITETTURA ROMANA. Lazio antico22MARCONIPirroUONV06043332575Libreria dello StatoUONV249133650ITSOL20250530RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00467219SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI J FONDO BREGLIA IMM 001/7 SI 17458 7 001/7 Foro romano592609UNIOR