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A Brief History of Time

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Stephen W Hawking
1988

Before the Beginning : Cosmology Explained

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George Francis Rayner Ellis, Peter H. Collins
May 1993


Before the Beginning : Our Universe and Others

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Martin J. Rees
September 1997


Big Bang

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Heather Couper et al
June 1997
A Dorling Kindersley illustrated book for children (and adults)

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The Astronomer's Universe : Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmos

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Herbert Friedman
Herbert Friedman draws on a lifetime of experience and enthusiasm in unfolding the history of astronomical research--the new knowledge, the technology, and the sheer human genius of this thrilling branch of science.


The Cosmic Perspective

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Jeffrey O. Bennett et al
In this accessible, student-friendly text, astronomy is treated as a fundamental human endeavor rather than an enterprise reserved for professionals. The authors engage students' curiosity through cutting-edge material that focuses on the themes of human achievement, physics in the universe, continuity of matter, the dynamic systems that sustain life, and astronomy and physics as foundations for our world view.


The Inflationary Universe : The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins

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Alan H. Guth, Alan P. Lightman
April 1997
The Inflationary Universe sheds light on a leading theory in humankind's continuing quest to understand the universe we live in.


The Life of the Cosmos

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Lee Smolin
April 1997
A theory of cosmic evolution by the natural selection of black-hole universes.


The Whole Shebang : A State-Of-The-Universe(S) Report

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Timothy Ferris
An account of the various mechanisms believed to have contributed to the universe as we now know it, from the Big Bang itself to inflation to superstrings.

Time Machine


Updated link Nov 26 1999
Relativistic simulator of consequences of Relativity Theory about space, time and mass by Domenico De Riso and Francesco Tramontano. This applet helps to visually demonstrate the effects of relativity on space, time, and mass. It shows how two objects traveling at different velocities will arrive at different points in time.


Understanding the Universe : An Introduction to Physics and Astrophysics

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James B. Seaborn
December 1997

Universe is 12 billion years old


Wednesday, May 26, 1999
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) astronomers have come up with the best estimate yet for the age of the Universe - 12 billion years.


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