Kosmologie
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In search of the big bang
KOS0824 John Gribbin
Where do we come from? How did the Universe of stars, planets and people come into existence? The questions are much older than science -but in the 1980s, for the first time, science is…
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Foundations of modern cosmology
KOS0822 John Hawley é Katherine Holcomb
Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, have revolutionized the sci…
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Einstein's biggest blunder
KOS0814 Donald Goldsmith
The cosmological constant and other fudge factors in physics The Big Bang: A Big Bust? The cosmos seems to be in crisis, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see it. How, for i…
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Quarks, Leptons and the big bang
KOS0810 Jonathan Allday
Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges the gap between non-technical popular accounts a…
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Cosmic enigmas
KOS0808 Joseph Silk
"The dominant figures of postwar astrophysical cosmology have been the late Yakov Ze'ldovich, of Moscow, and Jim Peebles, of Princeton. But running a close third in influence has been Jose…
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The early universe
KOS0806 Edward Kolb, Michael Turner
The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nucleosynthesi…
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The anthropic cosmological principle
KOS0804 Frank Tipler, John D. Barrow
Ever since Copernicus, scientists have continually adjusted their view of human nature, moving it further and further from its ancient position at the center of Creation. But in recent years, a sta…
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Perfect Symmetry
KOS0776 Heinz Pagels
Explores the synthesis of relativity, cosmology and quantum physics in the earliest milliseconds of our universe, and the development from the perfect symmetry of creation to the highly complex and…
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Other worlds
KOS0770 Paul Davies
Paul Davies explains the significance of the amazing quantum universe, where fact is stranger than any science fiction. He takes us into a world where common-sense notions of space, time, and causa…
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The cosmic blueprint
KOS0768 Paul Davies
Scientists have just begun to understand how complexity and organization can emerge from featurelessness and chaos. Is the way the universe is now in some sense predetermined? Is there, in other wo…
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The edge of infinity
KOS0766 Paul Davies
Beyond the Black Hole: Naked Singularities and the Destruction of Spacetime. Originally published in 1981, this book provides readers with an introduction to the physics of the black hole, t…
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On a perdu la moitié de l'univers
KOS0762 Jean-Pierre Petit
Les observations du télescope spatial Hubble ont brouillé les cartes. En effet, les nouvelles mesures qu'elles ont permises impliquent que les galaxies seraient plus jeunes que le…
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Cosmic Connections
KOS0753 Carl Sagan
In 1973, Carl Sagan published The Cosmic Connection, a daring view of the universe, which rapidly became a classic work of popular science and inspired a generation of scientists and enthusiasts. T…
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The vindication of the Big Bang
KOS0750 Barry Parker
Is the Big Bang Theory more viable today than it was at its inception 70 years ago? The prolific and ever-curious author, Barry Parker, confronts the most controversial and significant debate of mo…
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Chaos in the Cosmos
KOS0749 Barry Parker
The year was 1889. The French physicist-mathematician Henry T Poincare could not believe his eyes. He had worked for months on one of the most famous problems in science-the problem of three bodies…
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Introduction to Cosmology
KOS0748 Barbara Ryden
With Astronomy Today, Eighth Edition, trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, delivering current and thorough science with insightful pedagogy…
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Deconstructing Cosmology
KOS0746 Robert H. Sanders
The advent of sensitive high-resolution observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation and their successful interpretation in terms of the standard cosmological model has led to great co…
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Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
KOS0744 Peter Schneider
Starting with the description of our home galaxy the Milky Way, this cogently written textbook introduces the reader to the astronomy of galaxies, their structure, active galactic nuclei, evolution…
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An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology
KOS0742 Mark H. Jones, Robert J.A. Lambourne and Stephen Serjeant
This introductory textbook has been designed by a team of experts for elementary university courses in astronomy and astrophysics. It starts with a detailed discussion of the structure and history …
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Het wereldbeeld van de wetenschap
KOS0740 Philip Van Loocke
Iedereen voelt zich bij momenten aangetrokken tot de vraag hoe de wereld er op een diep niveau uitziet. De intuïties die we hierover ontwikkelen, hebben meestal een impliciete mar onvermijdeli…
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Kosmologie Van oerknal via niets tot straling en stof
KOS0738 A. Achterberg
De kosmologie heeft zich in de laatste jaren pijlsnel ontwikkeld door nieuwe impulsen vanuit de hoge-energie-fysica, de natuurkunde van elementaire deeltjes, en door de nieuwe sterrenkundige waarne…
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Oerknal, een definitief abc van de kosmologie
KOS0736 Govert Schilling
Door ruimte en tijd op kraamvisite bij het universum Een revolutionaire ontdekking op de Zuidpool heeft de oerknal dichterbij gebracht dan ooit. Sterrenkundigen hebben het bewijs gevonden dat het h…
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Het grote ontwerp
KOS0734 Stephen Hawking en Leonard Mlodinov
Stephen Hawking (1942) werd exact 300 jaar na de dood van Galileo Galilei geborden. In Cambridge nam hij plaats op de leerstoel waar ook Isaac Newton zat. Hawking wordt gezien als een van de brilja…
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Universum uit het niets
KOS0732 Lawrence Krauss
Het onbevattelijke helder uitgelegd Internationaal befaamd natuurkundige en bestsellerauteur Lawrence Krauss geeft prikkelende, onthullende antwoorden op de meest fun…
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Oerknal Oorsprong van de eenheid van het heelal
KOS0730 Ed van den Heuvel
Sinds 1965 weten we dat het heelal ongeveer 14 miljard jaar geleden is ontstaan vanuit een onvoorstelbaar dichte en hete toestand: de oerknal. Ed van den Heuvel, hoogleraar sterrenkunde aan de Univ…
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Stephen Hawking in 3 minuten
KOS0728 Paul Parson en Gail Dixon
Stephen Hawking is de meest briljante theoretisch natuurkundige sinds Einstein. Hij is waarschijnlijk het grootste wetenschappelijke genie van deze tijd. Hij is tevens een succesvol schrijver die d…
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Het geheim van de kosmologie ontrafeld
KOS0726 Gustaaf C. Cornelis
In het jaar 1610 brengt Galileo Galileï zijn boodschap van de sterren. Met zijn publicatie Sidereus Nuncius (Sterrenbericht) markeert hij het begin van de moderne astronomie. Zo…
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Kosmografie
KOS0724 Tony Dethier,Georges Tibau
Cursus boek over aarde, maan, zonnestelsel,, sterren…
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Clusters of Galaxies
KOS0722 John S. Mulchaey, Alan Dressler and Augustus Oemler
Clusters of galaxies are the largest and most massive collapsed systems in the Universe, and as such they are valuable probes of cosmological structur…
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Measuring and Modeling the Universe
KOS0720 WendyL. Freedman
This comprehensive volume r…
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An introduction to Distance Measurement in Astronomy
KOS0715 Richard de Grijs
Distance determination is an essential technique in astronomy, and is briefly covered in most textbooks on astrophysics and cosmology. It is rarely covered as a coherent topic in its own ri…
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Cosmochemistry
KOS0710 Harry Y. McSween, Jr. and Gary R. Huss
How did the Solar System's chemical composition evolve? This textbook provides the answers in the first interdisciplinary introduction to cosmochemistry. It makes t…
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The Dark Matter Problem A Historical Perspective
KOS0705 Robert H.Sanders
Most astronomers and physicists now believe that the matter content of the Universe is dominated by dark matter: hypothetical particles which interact with normal matter primarily through the…
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The ultimate fate of the universe
KOS0609 J.N.Islam
This book describes what will ultimately happen to the contents of the universe. To understand the universe in the far future, we must first describe its present state and structure on the grand sc…
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De wetenschap van de kosmos
KOS0607 Christoffel Waelkens
Wat zou iedereen moeten weten van de sterrenkunde? Hoeveel sterren er zijn en welke namen ze in verschillende culturen hebben gekregen, is wellicht niet zo relevant. Belangrijker is het inzic…
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Cosmological Enigmas
KOS0605 Mark Kidger
The universe is big. Really big. And it gets bigger every day. In Cosmological Enigmas, Mark Kidger weaves together history, science, and science…
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Cosmos
KOS0600 Sparrow Giles
With a foreword by the author of "Galileo's Daughter," this is an awe-inspiring, majestic account of the ultimate journey--a 13.7 billion-light-year voyage from our home planet to the…
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The elegant universe
KOS0595 Brian Greene
In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding…
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How the universe got its spots
KOS0591 Janna Levin
How the universe got its spots looks at how science is coming up sharp against the mind-boggling idea that the universe may be finite. Such a revelation would provide the ultimate twist to…
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How the Universe Got It's Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
KOS0590 Janna Levin
Is the universe infinite, or is it just really big? Does nature abhor infinity? In startling and beautiful prose, Janna Levin's diary of unsent letters to her mother describes what we know abou…
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An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology
KOS0580 Mark H. Jones , Robert J. Lambourne
This textbook has been designed by a team of experts for introductory university courses in astronomy and astrophysics. Beginning with a description of the structure and history of the Milk…
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Het (on)begrensde universum
KOS0570 Gordon Fraser,Egil Lillestol, Inge Sellevag
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The Sky at Einstein's Feet (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy)
KOS0560 William C. Keel
Specifically traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies. Includes comments from principals in importa…
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Heelal
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Het heelal (Engels: A Brief History of Time) is een p…
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Einsteinsdroom, beschouwingen over verleden en toekomst van het heelal
KOS0540 Stephen Hawking
'Weinig onderzoekers die op een zo hoog niveau van abstractie wetenschap bedrijven, zijn in staat om zo boeiend, helder en humoristisch voor een breed publiek over hun wetenschap te schrijven.&…
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The Big Bang
KOS0530 David M. Harland
David Harland describes the historical development of particle physics, and explains, in a non-mathematical way, how particle physics has influenced the structure of the Universe from the very begi…
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De Bouwstenen van de schepping: Een zoektocht naar het allerkleinste.
KOS0520 t Hooft, Gerard
In onze speurtocht door de wereld van de kleinste deeltjes worden vo…
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Cosmology Revealed
KOS0510 Anthony Fairall
A guide to the mysteries of the universe, written in everyday language so as to be accessible to the general reader. Explores the concepts of cosmology and…
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Het Universum
KOS0500 Hawking, Stephen
Met Het universum, een rijk geïllustreerde, gelijktijdig in vele talen verschijnende prachtuitgave, richt Hawking zich opnieuw tot het lezerspubliek om de voornaamste wetenschappelijke ontdekk…
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The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
KOS0490 Ben Zuckerman , Matthew Arnold Malkan
The beginning of time has always been a basic question for any undergraduate student, and it is also a question that intrigues current researchers in astronomy. This text provides an introduction t…
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Precision Cosmology
KOS0488 Bernard J. T. Jones
Cosmology seeks to characterise our Universe in terms of models based on well-understood and tested physics. Today we know our Universe with a precision that once would have been unthinkable. Thi…
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Relativity, Graitation and Cosmology
KOS0486 Ta-Pei Cheng
A Basic Introduction Ta-Pei Cheng Abstract Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level…
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We hebben geen idee?!
KOS0484 Jorge Cham en Daniël Whiteson
Wat we nog niet weten van het universum In We hebben geen idee?! behandelen Whiteson en Cham op humoristische wijze alle grote wetenschappelijke vragen waarvan je zou verwachten dat we ze nu…
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Deining in de ruimtetijd
KOS0482 Govert Schilling
Het is al de wetenschappelijke doorbraak van de eeuw genoemd: de ontdekking van zwaartekrachtgolven in het heelal. In februari 2016 maakten wetenschappers bekend dat die minuscule trillingen in de …
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Het grootste project van de mens
KOS0480 Lawrence Krauss
In Het grootste project van de mens. De eeuwenlange zoektocht naar de bouwstenen van het universum verbindt Lawrence Krauss de wereld zoals wij die kennen met de onzichtbare wereld om ons heen, die…
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Cosmology and Astrophysics
KOS0480 Yervant Terzian , Elizabeth Bilson
A survey of current theoretical work and observation is areas of cosmology, high energy astrop…
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Het universum voor beginners
KOS0470 Pirani, Roche
Over dit boekje: Het boekje staat vol wetenschappelijke dingen die heel interessant zijn om te lezen. Voor deze serie boekjes moet je wel een beetje gebeten zijn door de 'willen-w…
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Het uitdijende heelal
KOS0460 Guth Alan
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The Universe at Large: Key Issues in Astronomy and Cosmology
KOS0450 Guido Münch , Antonio Mampaso , Francisco Sánchez
The Universe at Large presents a unique survey of key questions outstanding in contemporary astronomy and cosmology. In this timely volume, eleven of the world's greatest living astronomers and…
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Modern Cosmological Observations and Problems
KOS0440 Gregory Bothun
In recent years, a vast amount of cosmological data has come from well known projects such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cosmic Background Explorer…
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Our Expanding Universe (Mcgraw Hill Horizons of Science Series)
KOS0430 Evry Schatzman
Part of a series which aims to inform non-specialists about recent scientific developments, this book discusses such topics as quasars, the distribution and formation of galaxies, and the strengths…
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Het (on)begrensde universum
KOS0420 Fraser, Lillestol, Sellevag
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The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
KOS0410 Alan H. Guth , Alan H Guth
Just about everyone in the scientific community accepts the theory that our universe began in a "big bang"--but that theory leaves numerous unans…
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A Short History of the Universe (Scientific American Library Paperback, No. 53.)
KOS0400 Joseph Silk
Most cosmology books are woefully lacking in illustrations, which is odd considering how our information about the universe is visual. Not so A Short History of the Universe, which continu…
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Towards the Edge of the Universe: A Review of Modern Cosmology (Wiley-Praxis Series in Astronomy & Astrophysics)
KOS0390 Stuart Clark
Cosmology is the science of the nature, origin, and history of the universe. This book offers an accessible introduction to cosmology. It provides an overview of modern cosmology and contains worke…
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An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology
KOS0380 Jamal Nazrul Islam
This book is a concise introduction to the mathematical aspects of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The book begins with a brief overview of observational cosmology and general …
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First Principles of Cosmology
KOS0370 Eric V. Linder
A concise, exciting introduction to cosmology with an emphasis on the basic principles. It is unique from the standpoint of clarity and simplicity of explanations using the application of mechanics…
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Elements of Cosmology
KOS0360 Jayant V. Narlikar
This book is based on lectures given by the author at a number of universities with the aim of introducing Cosmology to students and teachers at the graduate level. Here cosmology is explained with…
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Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology (Lezioni Lincee)
KOS0350 Martin Rees
In 1993, Professor Rees was invited by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to give a series of lectures reviewing the progress of cosmology and its future prospects. Based on those lectures, this vo…
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COSMOLOGY (CAMBRIDGE MODULAR SCIENCES 16-19)
KOS0330 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Cosmology is part of the Cambridge Modular Sciences series for A and AS levels. It builds on material covered in Foundation physics, and provides an introduction to the techniques of astronom…
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Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structures
KOS0320 Peter Coles , Francesco Lucchin
Using an extremely accessible approach, the authors present a fascinating look at how cosmic structures, such as galaxies and clusters, began and evolved. After introducing readers to the simplest …
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Introduction to Cosmology
KOS0310 Matts Roos
This illustrated and referenced volume provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology. Beginning with elementary aspects, it will lead students on to more advanced concepts, including rel…
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Astronomy and Planetary Science: Cosmology (Astronomy and Planetary Science)
KOS0300 R. Stannard , et al
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Introduction to Cosmology
KOS0290 Jayant V. Narlikar , Fred Hoyle
This introductory textbook describes modern cosmology at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates who are familiar with mathematical methods and basic theoretical physics. An introductory surve…
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Our Evolving Universe
KOS0280 Malcolm S. Longair
Our Evolving Universe is a lucid, non-technical and infectiously enthusiastic introduction to current astronomy and cosmology. Highly illustrated throughout with the latest colour images from the w…
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Cosmology: A First Course
KOS0260 Marc Lachièze-Rey , John Simmons
This book delivers a quantitative account of cosmology, designed for a nonspecialist audience. The author outlines basic principles using simple math and physics, but still provides rigorous models…
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Moderne kosmologie
KOS0250 Sciama D.W.
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Cosmology : The Structure and Evolution of the Universe
KOS0240 G.; Kotsakis, D. Contopoulos
It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathem…
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Zwarte gaten
KOS0230 Novikov Igor
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De eenheid van het heelal
KOS0220 Sciama D.W.
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Ripples in the Cosmos: A view behind the scenes of the new cosmology
KOS0210 Michael Rowan-Robinson
The 1983 launch of the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) by NASA and British and Dutch government consortiums was a nearly perfect model of collaborative international science. The IRAS missio…
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The Origin of the Universe (Science Masters)
KOS0200 John D. Barrow
There was immense excitement in the scientific community and among the general public when the COBE space probe sent back data that proved not only that the Big Bang had happened but also tha…
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The Last Three Minutes (Science Masters)
KOS0190 Paul Davies
The last three minutes of the universe has been the subject of much scientific and lay speculation for many years. Now, Paul Davies clearly and concisely sets out the arguments for three poss…
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De geschiedenis van het universum
KOS0180 Thuan Trinh Xuan
Dit prachtig geïlustreerde boek, geschreven door de astrofysicus Trinh Xun Thua, behandelt in eenvoudige bewoording de facinerende geschiedenis van het heelal. Het begint met …
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Het punt Omega
KOS0170 Gribbin John
Behandeld wordt de vraag of het proces van het uitdijend heelal zich eens zal omkeren en of het heelal dan weer zal verdwijnen in het z.g.n. punt Omeg…
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Rimpelingen in de tijd
KOS0160 Smoot, Davidson
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The Early Universe: Facts and Fiction (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
KOS0150 Gerhard Börner
In this corrected and enlarged edition of Brner's well respected textbook, you will find an up-to-date account of the interplay between particle physics and astrophysics upon which modern cosmo…
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Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation
KOS0140 Michael V Berry
General relativity and quantum mechanics have become the two central pillars of theoretical physics. Moreover, general relativity has important applications in astrophysics and high-energy particle…
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De salon van God: Speurtocht naar de architectuur van de kosmos
KOS0130 Govert Schilling
De salon van God is een boek over
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Einsteins droom
KOS0120 Hawking Stephen
Bundel essays van de wereldberoemde Britse fysicus, die vooral bekend geworden is door de bestseller 'Het Heelal'. Naast enkele autobiografische impressies bevat de bundel een tiental popul…
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Ruimte en tijd
KOS0110 Ferris Timothy
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Het Heelal : Waarvandaan ? Waarheen ?
KOS0090 Jurriens, van Woerden (ed.)
ieder die verlangt naar de verte en naar ontdekken zal zijn hart ophalen aan dit boek vol ontdekkingen van de meest wonderlijke aard. Beginnend met de aarde, zal hij na veel wonder…
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Wat is tijd ?
KOS0085 Whitrow G.J.
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Space and Time in the Modern Universe
KOS0080 P. C. W. Davies
From the dust jacket: "Writing in an authoritative yet straightforward style requiring no prior knowledge of advanced mathematics or physics, Dr Davies explores the changing ideas of space and…
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The Left Hand of Creation: The Origin and Evolution of the Expanding Universe
KOS0060 John D. Barrow , Joseph Silk
Consider the ghostly neutrino. This elementary, subatomic particle carries with it not only an uncanny reminder of a time eons ago when symmetries were perfect, but also a clue as to how they came …
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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
KOS0050 Stephen W. Hawking , G. F. R. Ellis , P. V. Landshoff , D. R. Nelson , D. W. Sciama , S. Weinberg
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from vi…
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The Big Bang: The Creation and Evolution of the Universe
KOS0040 Joseph Silk
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De kosmos in een notedop
KOS0035 Govert Schilling
De kosmos in een notendop biedt een complete eerste introductie met elk deelgebied van de sterrenkunde: historie, de sterrenhemel, de ontwikkeling van de telescoop, elektromagnetisc…
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Cosmology: The Science of the Universe
KOS0030 Edward R. Harrison
Don't say we didn't warn you: this book may well blow your mind. Of course, boggled brains are an occupational hazard in cosmology, the branch of astrophysics that studies the universe on i…
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De Eerste Drie Minuten
KOS0020 Weinberg Steven
Beschrijving van de gebeurtenissen per kleine tijdseenheid gedurende de eerste minuten na het ontstaan van de oerknal. …
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De Evolutie van het Heelal
KOS0010 Reeves Hubert
Astronomie - Een wetenschappelijk werk van de eerste orde, d…
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Structuur en evolutie van het heelal
KOS0005 Whitrow G.J.
Planetarium en fulldome
In een planetarium bevinden de bezoekers zich in de binnenkant van een koepel waar men vanuit de ligzetels zicht heeft op een koepelvormig scherm van 84 m2. Voor de projectie hebben we in de volkssterrenwacht van Beisbroek een aantal projectoren.