Our Universe: An Astronomer’s Guide

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By Jo Dunkley

Published Feb. 7, 2019

In Our Universe (Belknap Press), professor Jo Dunkley’s goal is to make astrophysics accessible. Beginning with an overview of the current cosmological state of our solar system and galaxy, she moves into a discussion of what is known about the beginning of the universe and also explains the reasoning behind theories such as the accelerating expansion of the universe.

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