The Big Bang Theory: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Works
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KAREN C. FOX is the author of Chain Reaction and a regular contributor to Discovery Channel Online, ABCNews.com, and Science and Hope magazines.
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
PART I: HOW WE CAME TO BELIEVE THE BIG BANG THEORY.
1. The First Cosmologies.
2. The Birth of the Big Bang.
3. The Search for Proof.
Interlude: Popular Reactions.
PART II: HOW GOOD A THEORY IS IT?
4. Scientific Reactions.
5. Glitches.
6. Current and Future Research.
7. The Edge of the Unknown.
A Big Bang Timeline.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
Introduction.
PART I: HOW WE CAME TO BELIEVE THE BIG BANG THEORY.
1. The First Cosmologies.
2. The Birth of the Big Bang.
3. The Search for Proof.
Interlude: Popular Reactions.
PART II: HOW GOOD A THEORY IS IT?
4. Scientific Reactions.
5. Glitches.
6. Current and Future Research.
7. The Edge of the Unknown.
A Big Bang Timeline.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
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