The cosmic web : mysterious architecture of the universe /
J. Richard Gott.
- xiv, 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hubble Discovers the Universe -- Zwicky, Clusters of Galaxies, and the Discovery of Dark Matter -- How Clusters Form and Grow -- Meatballs in Space -- The Great Void in Boötes -- A Swiss Cheese Universe -- Inflation -- A Cosmic Sponge -- A Slice of the Universe -- the Great Wall of Geller and Huchra -- Park's Simulation of the Universe -- Measuring the Cosmic Web -- the Sloan Great Wall -- Spots in the Cosmic Microwave Background -- Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe.
Semi-autobiographical discussion of astronomy and astronomers, and history of astronomy and cosmology.--
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Gott, J. Richard.
Astronomers--Biography. Astronomy--History. Cosmology. Kosmologie Galaxienhaufen Superhaufen Dunkle Energie Hintergrundstrahlung