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The Cosmic Microwave Background

โœ Scribed by Ruth Durrer


Book ID
127457156
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
4 MB
Edition
1
Category
Library
ISBN
051142406X

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โœฆ Synopsis


Graduate textbook examining the theory of the cosmic microwave background and its recent progress.


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