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How old is the universe? / David A. Weintraub.
| Author/creator | Weintraub, David A., 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The age of objects in our solar system. 4004 BCE -- Moon rocks and meteorites -- Defying gravity -- The ages of the oldest stars. Stepping out -- Distances and light -- All stars are not the same -- Giant and dwarf stars -- Reading a Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram -- Mass -- Star clusters -- Mass matters -- White dwarfs and the age of the universe -- Ages of globular clusters and the age of the universe -- The age of the universe. Cepheids -- An irregular system of globular clusters -- The Milky Way demoted -- The trouble with gravity -- The expanding universe -- The Hubble age of the universe -- The accelerating universe -- Dark matter -- Exotic dark matter -- Hot stuff -- Two kinds of trouble -- The WMAP map of the CMB and the age of the universe -- A consistent answer. |
| Abstract | Tells the incredible story of how astronomers solved one of the most compelling mysteries in science and, along the way, introduces readers to fundamental concepts and cutting-edge advances in modern astronomy.--From publisher description. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2010009117 |
| ISBN | 9780691147314 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691147310 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QB501 .W45 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |