How old is the universe? / David A. Weintraub.
Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958-
2011
QB501 .W45 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
How old is the universe? / David A. Weintraub.
Author
Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958-
ISBN
9780691147314 (alk. paper)
0691147310 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
370 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
QB501 .W45 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.1
Summary
How Old Is the Universe? tells the incredible story of how astronomers solved one of the most compelling mysteries in science and, along the way, introduces readers to fundamental concepts and cutting-edge advances in modern astronomy. --from publisher description
Note
Includes index.
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The age of objects in our solar system. 4004 BCE
Moon rocks and meteorites
Defying gravity
The ages of the oldest stars. Stepping out
Distances and light
All stars are not the same
Giant and dwarf stars
Reading a Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram
Mass
Star clusters
Mass matters
White dwarfs and the age of the universe
Ages of globular clusters and the age of the universe
The age of the universe. Cepheids
An irregular system of globular clusters
The Milky Way demoted
The trouble with gravity
The expanding universe
The Hubble age of the universe
The accelerating universe
Dark matter
Exotic dark matter
Hot stuff
Two kinds of trouble
The WMAP map of the CMB and the age of the universe
A consistent answer.

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