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02560aam a2200385Ia 4500 001 37CAED4E38D511E4B8889E98DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140910052829 008 130501s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2013940914 020 $a 9781461478126 020 $a 146147812X 035 $a (OCoLC)841495255 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BTCTA $d MRB $d DLC $d HLS $d OCLCF $d MNE $d VP@ $d SILO 050 4 $a QB982 $b .R444 2013 082 00 $a 523.1/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Rhee, George, $d 1961- 245 10 $a Cosmic dawn : $b the search for the first stars and galaxies / $c George Rhee. 246 30 $a Search for the first stars and galaxies. 260 $a New York : $b Springer, $c c2013. 300 $a xi, 279 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Astronomers' universe. 505 0 $a Cosmology through its past -- The three pillars of the Big Bang theory -- The visible universe -- Dark matter -- A map of the universe -- How did galaxies come into existence? -- The weight, shape, and fate of the universe -- The search for light in the dark ages -- Observing the first galaxies -- Cosmic archaeology -- Looking ahead in wonder : telescopes at the cosmic frontier -- Tour de force : the James Webb telescope. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index. 520 $a The visible universe consists of stars and galaxies. One of the challenges of astronomy is to understand how galaxies and stars first came into existence over thirteen billion years ago. This book tells the story of our quest to solve this problem. Four hundred years after Galileo used his telescope to discover the moons of Jupiter, we are using new telescopes and instruments to search for the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang. This book brings the reader to the current frontier of this subject and lays out some of the exciting developments we can expect in the years to come. 650 0 $a Cosmology $v Popular works. 655 7 $a Popular works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423846. 830 0 $a Astronomers' universe. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/2013940914-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/2013940914-d.html 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/2013940914-t.html 941 $a 2 952 $l UXAX826 $d 20150515015300.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20141210011035.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=37CAED4E38D511E4B8889E98DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search