The Big Bang: Third Edition
- ISBN-10
- 080507256X
- ISBN-13
- 9780805072563
- Series
- The Big Bang
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 524
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-12-06
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Joseph Silk
Description
Provides a history of scientific discovery about the birth of the universe.
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