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Title: Cosmic perspectives : essays dedicated to the memory of M.K.V. Bappu
Authors: Biswas, S.K.
Mallik, D. C.V.
Vishveshwara, C.V.
Subject: Astronomy
Keywords: Cosmology
Astrology Astronomy
Cosmology
Issue Date: 1989
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Citation: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989
Abstract: Cosmic Perspectives is a collection of essays that details modern cosmology and its relationship to the development of human civilization. Written by leading astronomers, cosmologists and historians, these fourteen essays cover a wide range of subjects. These include the place of astronomy in China, frontiers in cosmology, the dark matter problem and the origin of life. This is an engaging collection of facts, written in nontechnical language, which encourages the reader to explore the scientific heritage of various cultures, the current problems of observational astronomy, the unsolved mysteries of evolution and the use of astronomy in fiction.
Description: Open Access
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6622
ISBN: 9780521068901
Alternative Location: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/astronomy/history-astronomy-and-cosmology/cosmic-perspectives?format=PB
Copyright: Cambridge University Press
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