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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21561901 Title: Lonely hearts of the cosmos : the scientific quest for the secret of the universe Author: Dennis Overbye Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©1991. ISBN/ISSN: 0060159642 9780060159641 OCLC:21561901

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Lonely hearts of the cosmos : the scientific quest for the secret of the universe

Author:	Dennis Overbye
Publisher:	New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©1991.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	An examination of the events, people and discoveries made in the field of cosmology and toward understanding of the nature of the universe.
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Subjects	Cosmology. Astronomers -- Biography. Cosmologie. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Biography
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Overbye, Dennis, 1944- Lonely hearts of the cosmos. New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©1991 (OCoLC)610223411
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Dennis Overbye Find more information about:
ISBN:	0060159642 9780060159641
OCLC Number:	21561901
Notes:	Includes index.
Description:	vii, 438 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
Contents:	Prologue: Delegates to Eternity -- The Man in the Cage -- His Master's Voice -- The Candy Machine -- The War of the World Models -- Bonfires on the Shores of Time -- God's Turnstile -- The King of Black Holes -- The Big Bang -- The Galaxy Makers -- Fermiland -- The Long March -- The Endless Good-Bye -- Fermiland -- The Triumph of Beauty -- The Reluctant Cosmologist -- The Free Lunch -- The Shadow Universe -- The Hubble Wars -- The Z-Machine -- Springtime for Neutrinos -- Zwicky's Revenge -- The Astrologer's Curse -- Dreamtime -- The Last Gentleman -- Sandage in Exile -- The Day the Universe Stopped Expanding -- The Other Side -- Afterword: The Golden Age.
Responsibility:	Dennis Overbye.

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An examination of the events, people and discoveries made in the field of cosmology and toward understanding of the nature of the universe.

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