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200 14$aThe nine numbers of the cosmos /$fMichael Rowan-Robinson
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc1999
215   $a1 online resource (186 p.)
300   $a"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 2001."
311   $a0-19-286216-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
327   $aCover; 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; X
330   $aHow 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 rat
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