Cosmic perspectives : essays dedicated to the memory of M.K.V. Bappu

Biswas, S.K.; Mallik, D. C.V.; Vishveshwara, C.V.

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dc.contributor.author	Biswas, S.K.	-
dc.contributor.author	Mallik, D. C.V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Vishveshwara, C.V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-21T06:11:48Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-02-21T06:11:48Z	-
dc.date.issued	1989	-
dc.identifier.citation	Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1989	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780521068901	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6622	-
dc.description	Open Access	en_US
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press	en_US
dc.relation.uri	http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/astronomy/history-astronomy-and-cosmology/cosmic-perspectives?format=PB	en_US
dc.rights	Cambridge University Press	en_US
dc.subject	Cosmology	en_US
dc.subject	Astrology Astronomy	en_US
dc.subject	Cosmology	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Astronomy	en_US
dc.title	Cosmic perspectives : essays dedicated to the memory of M.K.V. Bappu	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US
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