cosmology

cosmology, area of science that aims at a comprehensive theory of the structure and evolution of the entire physical universe.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Development of Modern Cosmology
• The Big-Bang Theory
• The Steady-State Theory
• Modern Cosmological Theories
• Bibliography

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