A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE
The Cosmic Womb
Ancient Greek Cosmology
Democritus’ view
Progress: Ancient Greeks - now
Little change in basics...
The Cosmological Principle
Hubble’s Law
Expanding Universe
A concise summary
The first 100 seconds
And after that...
Open or Closed?
The Microwave Background
CMB Signature
Redshift
Light - wave or particle?
The visible spectrum
The effects of redshift
Measuring distance
Distant supernovae
Distant galaxies
And finally...
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