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Einstein's greatest blunder? : the cosmological constant and other fudge factors in the physics of the universe
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Einstein's greatest blunder? : the cosmological constant and other fudge factors in the physics of the universe

by Donald Goldsmith

An examination of the origin and evolution of the universe based on current scientific knowledge. The text explores the history of cosmology and assesses whether the field is currently in a state of crisis.

Accession 30210 ISBN 0674242416 Publisher Harvard University Press
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