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Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies on very large distance scales.Following a brief introduction, the authors describe the scientific method - how s...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies on very large distance scales.Following a brief introduction, the authors describe the scientific method - how s...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...

Preface 11 Introduction 1.1 The cosmological standard model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 How does Science work? 132.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.2 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.3.1 Colour dependent gra...