A Degree in a Book: Cosmology

Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

Sten Odenwald

9781789505511

256 pages

Arcturus Publishing Limited

Paperback / softback $24.99

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Overview

Includes chapters on the composition of the universe, relativity, the standard model, dark matter, galaxies, cosmogenesis among others.

Features mind maps, historical overviews and explanatory diagrams.

The Degree in a Book series condenses the essentials of a university course into an easily digestible introduction to the subject.

Expertly written by the director of the Space Math project at NASA, the lively text combines specialist information with an entertaining style.

With many documentaries on the subject, including the critically-acclaimed Cosmos (2014), the history of the universe and the science behind it remains a perennially popular subject.

The Degree in a Book series has sold over 118,000 copies worldwide and has been published in 10 different languages.

Author Bio

Sten Odenwald is the Director of the STEM Resource Development project at NASA, a long-time astronomer and he is passionate about promoting science education. Over the course of his career, he has taught at Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution, he has appeared on TV for National Geographic and has written numerous articles for magazines ranging from Astronomy magazine to Scientific American. He also runs the blog 'The Astronomy Café', where he seeks to bring cosmology and astronomy to a wider audience.