Cosmology (Paperback)

Preface; Part I. Principles of Cosmology: 1. Physics and cosmology; 2. The cosmological principle; Part II. Observational Evidence: 3. The background light of the sky; 4. The problem with inertia; 5. Observations of distant nebulae; Appendix: the K-term of the red shift; 6. Astrophysical and geophysical data; 7. Microphysics and cosmology; Part III. Cosmological Theories: 8. Theoretical concepts; 9. Newtonian cosmology; 10. Relativistic cosmology; 11. Kinematic relativity; 12. The Steady-State Theory; 13. The theories of Eddington, Dirac and Jordan; 14. The present position in cosmology; Bibliography; Index.