The men who measured the universe / John and Mary Gribbin.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Icon books, 2004.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 134 p. : ill., ritr. ; 20 cm
Note:
Originariamente pubbl. come: How far is up? : measuring the size of the universe. Cambridge : Icon books, 2003
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Introduction. 1. The boy on the mountain 2. The man who looked beyond the Milky Way 3. From the red planet to redshifts 4. The expanding universe 5. The Big Bang 6. A continent among islands 7. Doubling the distance scale 8. Hubble's heir 9. Across the universe. Conclusion