The birth of time : how we measured the age of the universe / John Gribbin.
By: Gribbin, John R.
Material type: BookPublisher: UK : Weidenfeld & Nicolson General, 1999Description: 222 Hardback.ISBN: 029782001X.Subject(s): Cosmology | Cosmography | Space and time | CosmochronologyDDC classification: 529
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This is a tale of false leads, blind alleys and groping in the semi-dark, all of which lead to the discovery of the elusive evidence of the age of the universe. The author, as a research astronomer, was involved in the work with the Hubble Space Telescope which lead to the final breakthrough.
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Adult non-fiction book | Warrington Library Adult book store - non-fiction | 529 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | HARDBACK | 34143001879749 |
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This is a tale of false leads, blind alleys and groping in the semi-dark, all of which lead to the discovery of the elusive evidence of the age of the universe. The author, as a research astronomer, was involved in the work with the Hubble Space Telescope which lead to the final breakthrough.