内容简介
this second edition of cosmology: thescience of the universe revises and extends the first editionpublished in 1981. much has happened since the first edition;manydevelopments have occurred, and cosmology has become a wider fieldof research.
as before, the treatment is elementary yet broad in scope, andthe aim is to present an outline that appeals to the thoughtfulperson at a level not requiring an advanced knowledge in thenatural sciences. cosmol-ogy has many faces, scientific andnonscien-tific; in this work the primary emphasis is on cosmologyas a science, but the important historical, philosophical, andtheological aspects are not ignored. mathematics is avoided exceptin a few places, mostly at the end of chapters, and the treatmentis varied enough to meet the needs of both those who enjoy and donot enjoy mathe-matics.
as before, the treatment is elementary yet broad in scope, andthe aim is to present an outline that appeals to the thoughtfulperson at a level not requiring an advanced knowledge in thenatural sciences. cosmol-ogy has many faces, scientific andnonscien-tific; in this work the primary emphasis is on cosmologyas a science, but the important historical, philosophical, andtheological aspects are not ignored. mathematics is avoided exceptin a few places, mostly at the end of chapters, and the treatmentis varied enough to meet the needs of both those who enjoy and donot enjoy mathe-matics.