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" The cosmos : "
Craig G. Fraser.
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BL
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1043188
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b797558
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| Main Entry
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Fraser, Craig G.
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| Title & Author
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The cosmos : : a historical perspective /\ Craig G. Fraser.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2006.
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Greenwood guides to great ideas in science,
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xii, 179 pages :: illustrations ;; 27 cm.
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0313332185
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: 9780313332180
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
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| Contents
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Babylonian and Chinese astronomy and cosmology -- Greek astronomy and cosmology -- Cosmology from Islam to Copernicus -- Cosmology from Brahe to Newton -- Stellar astronomy : the universe beyond the solar system -- A universe of galaxies : the triumph of the island-universe theory -- The expansion of the universe -- From universal expansion to the big bang -- The big bang universe : from 1965 to the twenty-first century.
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| Abstract
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Explores how scientists throughout history have learned about the universe, highlighting key discoveries that have expanded people's understanding of the planets, solar systems, stars, and other objects in space.
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Astronomy, Ancient.
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Cosmology-- History.
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Astronomy, Ancient.
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Cosmology.
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523.109
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QB981.F68 2006
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