A fortunate universe : life in a finely-tuned cosmos / / Geraint F. Lewis, University of Sydney, Luke A. Barnes, University of Sydney ; foreword by Brian Schmidt, Australian National University [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Lewis Geraint F. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 373 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
Pattern formation (Biology) Life - Origin Cosmology - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-316-71480-2
1-316-71578-7 1-316-71564-7 1-316-66141-5 1-316-71592-2 1-316-71648-1 1-316-71606-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 A Conversation on Fine-Tuning; 2 I'm Only Human!; 3 Can You Feel the Force?; 4 Energy and Entropy; 5 The Universe Is Expanding; 6 All Bets Are Off!; 7 A Dozen (or So) Reactions to Fine-Tuning; 8 A Conversation Continued; Further Reading; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136616103321 |
Lewis Geraint F.
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Galaxy : mapping the cosmos / / James Geach |
Autore | Geach James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.11 |
Soggetto topico | Galaxies |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78023-396-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos; Imprint Page; Contents; One: Cities Beyond; Two: Stepping into the Extragalactic Universe; Three: Seeing More; Four: The Evolution of Galaxies; Five: Models of the World; Distance Scale; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460069503321 |
Geach James
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Galaxy : mapping the cosmos / / James Geach |
Autore | Geach James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.11 |
Soggetto topico | Galaxies |
ISBN |
1-78023-516-X
1-78023-396-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos; Imprint Page; Contents; One: Cities Beyond; Two: Stepping into the Extragalactic Universe; Three: Seeing More; Four: The Evolution of Galaxies; Five: Models of the World; Distance Scale; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787299203321 |
Geach James
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London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 | ||
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Galaxy : mapping the cosmos / / James Geach |
Autore | Geach James |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.11 |
Soggetto topico | Galaxies |
ISBN |
1-78023-516-X
1-78023-396-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos; Imprint Page; Contents; One: Cities Beyond; Two: Stepping into the Extragalactic Universe; Three: Seeing More; Four: The Evolution of Galaxies; Five: Models of the World; Distance Scale; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814812603321 |
Geach James
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Origins : the scientific story of creation / / Jim Baggott |
Autore | Baggott J. E. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Beginning
Cosmography Life - Origin Cosmology Astronomy - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-256196-0
0-19-101734-5 0-19-101733-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460921403321 |
Baggott J. E.
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Origins : the scientific story of creation / / Jim Baggott |
Autore | Baggott J. E. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Beginning
Cosmography Life - Origin Cosmology Astronomy - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-19-256197-9
0-19-256196-0 0-19-101734-5 0-19-101733-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | In the "beginning": the origin of space, time, and energy -- Breaking the symmetry: the origin of mass -- The last scattering surface: the origin of light -- Setting the firmament alight: the origin of stars and galaxies -- Synthesis: the origin of chemical complexity -- Sol: the origin of the sun and its planets -- Terra firma: the origin of a habitable Earth -- The cosmic imperative: the origin of life -- Symbiosis: the origins of complex cells and multicellular organisms -- A song of ice and fire: the origin of species -- The human stain: the origin of humanity -- Cogito ergo sum: the origin of human consciousness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797436103321 |
Baggott J. E.
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Origins : the scientific story of creation / / Jim Baggott |
Autore | Baggott J. E. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Beginning
Cosmography Life - Origin Cosmology Astronomy - Philosophy |
ISBN |
0-19-256197-9
0-19-256196-0 0-19-101734-5 0-19-101733-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | In the "beginning": the origin of space, time, and energy -- Breaking the symmetry: the origin of mass -- The last scattering surface: the origin of light -- Setting the firmament alight: the origin of stars and galaxies -- Synthesis: the origin of chemical complexity -- Sol: the origin of the sun and its planets -- Terra firma: the origin of a habitable Earth -- The cosmic imperative: the origin of life -- Symbiosis: the origins of complex cells and multicellular organisms -- A song of ice and fire: the origin of species -- The human stain: the origin of humanity -- Cogito ergo sum: the origin of human consciousness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808701803321 |
Baggott J. E.
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Our universe : the thrill of extragalactic exploration as told by leading experts / / edited by S. Alan Stern [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 152 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Cosmology |
ISBN |
1-107-12092-6
1-280-43268-3 9786610432684 0-511-17720-8 0-511-04102-0 0-511-15814-9 0-511-32362-X 0-511-53638-0 0-511-04642-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Mapmaker, mapmaker make me a map: probing the universe's large-scale structure / John Huchra -- Looking back in time: searching for the most distant galaxies / Esther Hu -- So we've lost the mission? The Big Bang and the cosmic background explorer / John Mather -- Computational adventures in cosmology / Nick Gnedin -- The search for very massive black holes / Doug Richstone -- Gamma-ray bursts: the most spectacular fireworks / Bohdan Paczyński -- Clusters of galaxies and the fate of the universe (or how to be a cosmologist without really trying) / Megan Donahue -- Dark matter and the discovery of galactic halos / Jeremiah Ostriker -- Hunting the elusive invisible galaxy / Gregory Bothun. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783387703321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 | ||
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The universe rotation : pro and contra / / Myrzakulov Ratbay, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Collana | Space Science, Exploration and Policies |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmic rotation
Cosmology |
ISBN | 1-5361-0529-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160272303321 |
New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2017 | ||
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