LEADER 03371nam 2200469 450 001 9910163944303321 005 20210209184122.0 010 $a1-5416-9770-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000983887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4786039 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6929955 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6929955 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000983887 100 $a20180612d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCalculating the cosmos $ehow mathematics unveils the universe /$fIan Stewart 210 1$aNew York :$cBasic Books,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations 311 $a0-465-09610-7 311 $a0-465-09611-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue -- Attraction at a distance -- Collapse of the solar nebula -- Inconstant Moon -- The clockwork cosmos -- Celestial police -- The planet that swallowed its children -- Cosimo's stars -- Off on a comet -- Chaos in the cosmos -- The interplanetary superhighway -- Great balls of fire -- Great sky river -- Alien worlds -- Dark stars -- Skeins and voids -- The cosmic egg -- The big blow-up -- The dark side -- Outside the universe -- Epilogue. 330 $a"In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He considers parallel universes, the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life, what forms extraterrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of life on Earth being snuffed out by an asteroid. Beginning with the Babylonian integration of mathematics into the study of astronomy and cosmology, Stewart traces the evolution of our understanding of the cosmos: How Kepler's laws of planetary motion led Newton to formulate his theory of gravity. How, two centuries later, tiny irregularities in the motion of Mars inspired Einstein to devise his general theory of relativity. How, eighty years ago, the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the development of the Big Bang theory of its origins. How single-point origin and expansion led cosmologists to theorize new components of the universe, such as inflation, dark matter, and dark energy. But does inflation explain the structure of today's universe? Does dark matter actually exist? Could a scientific revolution that will challenge the long-held scientific orthodoxy and once again transform our understanding of the universe be on the way? In an exciting and engaging style, Calculating the Cosmos is a mathematical quest through the intricate realms of astronomy and cosmology."--$cDust jacket. 606 $aAstronomy$xMathematics 606 $aCosmology$xMathematics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstronomy$xMathematics. 615 0$aCosmology$xMathematics. 676 $a523.10151 700 $aStewart$b Ian$f1945-$0447732 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163944303321 996 $aCalculating the cosmos$92804897 997 $aUNINA