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Conflict in the cosmos : Fred Hoyle's life in science

Title
Conflict in the cosmos : Fred Hoyle's life in science / Simon Mitton.
Author
Mitton, Simon, 1946-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2005.

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xvii, 401 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Hoyle, Fred, 1915-2001
  • Astronomers > Great Britain > Biography
  • Expanding universe
  • Cosmology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-377) and index.
Contents
An end--and a beginning -- To the frontiers of the universe : training for cosmology -- The star makers -- Hoyle's secret war -- The nature of the universe -- Lives of the stars -- Clash of titans -- Origin of the chemical elements -- Matters of gravity -- Mountains to climb -- The watershed -- Stones, bones, bugs, and accidents.
Call Number
JSE 06-42
ISBN
0309093139
LCCN
  • 2004030638
  • 9780309093132
OCLC
57366498
Author
Mitton, Simon, 1946-
Title
Conflict in the cosmos : Fred Hoyle's life in science / Simon Mitton.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-377) and index.
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9780309093132
Research Call Number
JSE 06-42
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