JB13883 Scientific American Library, An Imprint of Scientific American Books, Inc. New York, NY, U.S.A. 1984 Dust Jacket Very Good Hard Cover Near Fine Green cloth on boards. Jacket has some fading to edges. Now in clear cover. "Harvard astrophysicist David Layzer gives us a dazzling view both of the origin, dynamics, and structure of the universe and of the processes which have enabled this picture to evolve. Layzer examines the two great theories of space - time and gravitation - Newton's and Einstein's. The author discusses the four distinct but intertwined activities that have shaped contemporary concepts of cosmology: observational instruments and techniques, the telescopic exploration of space, the construction of basic physical theories, and the construction and testing of cosmological hypotheses. In the book's final chapter, Layzer tackles the origin and evolution of the astronomical universe." $24.00USD
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