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The Cosmic Web - Mysterious Architecture of the Universe (Hardcover)
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The Cosmic Web - Mysterious Architecture of the Universe (Hardcover)
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J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that
the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters
of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies--a
magnificent structure now called the "cosmic web" and mapped
extensively by teams of astronomers. Here is his gripping insider's
account of how a generation of undaunted theorists and observers
solved the mystery of the architecture of our cosmos. The Cosmic
Web begins with modern pioneers of extragalactic astronomy, such as
Edwin Hubble and Fritz Zwicky. It goes on to describe how, during
the Cold War, the American school of cosmology favored a model of
the universe where galaxies resided in isolated clusters, whereas
the Soviet school favored a honeycomb pattern of galaxies
punctuated by giant, isolated voids. Gott tells the stories of how
his own path to a solution began with a high-school science project
when he was eighteen, and how he and astronomer Mario Juri?
measured the Sloan Great Wall of Galaxies, a filament of galaxies
that, at 1.37 billion light-years in length, is one of the largest
structures in the universe. Drawing on Gott's own experiences
working at the frontiers of science with many of today's leading
cosmologists, The Cosmic Web shows how ambitious telescope surveys
such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are transforming our
understanding of the cosmos, and how the cosmic web holds vital
clues to the origins of the universe and the next trillion years
that lie ahead.
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