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Published January 2, 2014 | Published
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The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology [Book Review]

Abstract

The twentieth century saw many revolutions in astronomy and cosmology and it is hard to think of anyone better able to introduce and explain them all than Professor Malcolm Longair, prodigious author of many successful textbooks in the physical sciences and a highly talented expositor. The enormity of the task he faced in this compilation is evident. Originally begun as a contribution to a volume entitled Twentieth Century Physics (Institute of Physics, 1995), it blossomed into the present 540 pages volume replete with references to over 1000 famous scientific articles, an author index containing just as many names and copious notes at the end of each chapter often giving fascinating insight into how the various scientific discoveries unfolded.

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© 2014 Richard Ellis. Received: 9 Jul 2013; Accepted: 3 Oct 2013; Published online: 17 Jan 2014. Book review of: The Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology, by Malcolm S. Longair, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2013, 561 + 16 pp., ISBN 978-1-10-766936-9.

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