The Stuff of the Universe: Dark Matter, Mankind and the Coincidences of Cosmology by John Gribbin
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The Stuff of the Universe
Summary
The unifying theme of this book is the question of what features of the Universe were essential for the emergence of creatures such as ourselves, and is it through coincidence, or for some deeper reason, that our Universe has these features?
The Stuff of the Universe Summary
Table of Contents
Part 1 Cosmic coincidences: how special is the Universe?; the geography of the Universe; two kinds of dark matter. Part 2 The stuff of the Universe: the particle zoo; halo stuff; core stuff; cosmic string; gravity's telescopes; the Lyman forest. Part 3 The bespoke universe: tailor-made for man?; or off the peg?.
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GOR002706899
9780434626366
0434626368
The Stuff of the Universe: Dark Matter, Mankind and the Coincidences of Cosmology by John Gribbin
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Hardback
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