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Author	Mitton, Simon, 1946-
Title	Conflict in the cosmos : Fred Hoyle's life in science / Simon Mitton.
Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2005.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 7	92 H8676 M	IN LIBRARY

Description	xvii, 401 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-377) and index.
Contents	An end--and a beginning -- To the frontiers of the universe : training for cosmology -- The star makers -- Hoyle's secret war -- The nature of the universe -- Lives of the stars -- Clash of titans -- Origin of the chemical elements -- Matters of gravity -- Mountains to climb -- The watershed -- Stones, bones, bugs, and accidents.
Subject	Hoyle, Fred, Sir.
	Astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
	Expanding universe.
	Cosmology.
Added Author	New York Society Library. Book Committee. 2005. ZNS
Added Title	Fred Hoyle's life in science
ISBN	0309093139
Standard No.	9780309093132

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