Laurie John, Taplinger Publishing Co., 168p, $10.95) but felt the book too peripheral to the ... who knows more about the history of science than about cosmology. The first conquerors of new knowledge ...

Recent years have brought new scientific understanding of these profound and fundamental issues. In lively prose, Professor Padmanabhan paints a picture of contemporary cosmology for the general ...

Cosmology has been transformed by dramatic progress in high-precision observations and theoretical modelling. This book surveys key developments and open issues for graduate students and researchers.