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Chown, Marcus Afterglow of Creation
Arrow 1993 0-09-928051-5 / 9780099280514 Paperback
Paperback in Paperback in average to good condition, spine creased where read and pages yellowing. 1993 Arrow.From the fireball to the discovery of cosmic ripples. The discovery in 1992of "cosmic ripples" - slight variations in the temperature of ancient radiation left over from the "big bang" - resulted in sensational headlines. This book goes behind the hype and hysteria to offer a straightforward explanation and a history of the search. Obscure smudges in the satellite photographs show how matter was forming into clumps early in the history of the universe, and give clues to the way in which our own galaxies came into being. The search for radiation that might tell something about the origins of the universe began in the 1920s. Rivalries, accidental discoveries and nearmisses marked the search; scientists sent up balloons that got lost; and the instruments sometimes measured the temperature of the balloons and not the sky. With the coming of space travel, the vehicles grew more sophisticated, but the experiments were basically very simple, and they are explained in the book. The story culminates in the flight of the COBE satellite and what it found.From the AuthorThese are just some newspaper/magazine reviews of my book"A very good piece of storytelling... Chown writes as if he were addressinghis fellow human beings." New Scientist"An excellent introduction to the most recent developments in cosmology...he carefully explains intricacies in which other writers would have been bogged down." The Observer"Chown superbly captures the spirit of scientific endeavour... The story is told with panache and the science
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Chown, Marcus Afterglow of Creation: From the Fireball to the Discovery of Cosmic Ripples
Arrow 1993 0-09-928051-5 / 9780099280514 Paperback
Paperback in average condition, creasing to spine and pages yellowing. 1993Arrow edition.The discovery in 1992 of "cosmic ripples" - slight variations in the temperature of ancient radiation left over from the "big bang" - resulted in sensational headlines. This book goes behind the hype and hysteria to offer a straightforward explanation and a history of the search. Obscure smudges inthe satellite photographs show how matter was forming into clumps early inthe history of the universe, and give clues to the way in which our own galaxies came into being. The search for radiation that might tell something about the origins of the universe began in the 1920s. Rivalries, accidentaldiscoveries and near misses marked the search; scientists sent up balloonsthat got lost; and the instruments sometimes measured the temperature of the balloons and not the sky. With the coming of space travel, the vehicles grew more sophisticated, but the experiments were basically very simple, andthey are explained in the book. The story culminates in the flight of theCOBE satellite and what it found. Reviews :"A very good piece of storytelling... Chown writes as if he were addressinghis fellow human beings." New Scientist."An excellent introduction to the most recent developments in cosmology...he carefully explains intricacies in which other writers would have been bogged down." The Observer."Chown superbly captures the spirit of scientific endeavour... The story istold with panache and the science is so well explained it makes and effortless read. Afterglow of Creation is upbeat, witty and informed." The SundayTimes."It's
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