Facts and speculations in cosmology / Jayant V. Narlikar and Geoffrey Burbidge.
Publication details: New Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: viii, 287 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521134248
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Includes index.
1. Ancient cosmologies --
2. The Greek epicycles --
3. Reaching out to the Milky Way --
4. Our position in the Galaxy --
5. The world of galaxies --
6. The expanding universe --
7. Modelling the universe --
8. What is the geometry of the universe like? --
9. A universe without a beginning and without an end --
10. The cosmological debate 1950-1965 --
11. The origin of the chemical elements --
12. Cosmic microwave background --
13. The very early universe --
14. Dark matter and dark energy --
15. An alternative cosmology --
16. Unfaced challenges in cosmology --
17. Epilogue--
Index.
"The theory of the origin of the universe has advanced overtime through observational evidence as well as through a lot of speculation. In this historical approach to cosmology, the authors review our present ideas on the origin and large-scale structure of the universe against the backdrop of our astronomical knowledge. They argue that the speculative element has become a dominant part of modern cosmology, showing how assumptions have been made and portrayed as confirmed facts." "This unique book gives not only a critical assessment of the big bang theory, but presents a host of anomalous observations, and puts forward an alternative, controversial theory on the origin of the universe. A non-mathematical account, it contains analogies from everyday life so that readers can understand the concepts easily and follow the arguments presented. A thought-provoking insight into the evolution of cosmology for undergraduate students and general readers, this book shows that the mystery of the origin of the universe is far from being solved."--BOOK JACKET.
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