I'm thinking that for part of the plot of my novel, I'll need a good and detailed explanation of Big Bang theory. I have only a limited understanding of what exactly it involves, but every time I try to look up anything more than "the universe exploded," it's in such detailed terminology that I can't understand what anyone's talking about. Can anyone help me?
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51,092 / 50,000
Oct 2, 2007 - 11 49
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_bang_theory
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but it's long and involved and has a whole lot of big words. :-)
Holli
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51,006 / 50,000
Oct 2, 2007 - 12 25
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/cosmology.php
This site might help. They also have an 'Ask a Question' page to supply more questions.
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Oct 2, 2007 - 13 15
You might want to catch the History Channel special "Beyond the Big Bang". It should show sometime in November, or you can catch part of it on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSZqhqR5XKM
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Oct 3, 2007 - 09 11
I recommend watching the History channel's program "The Universe - Beyond the Big Bang". You can probably find parts of it on YouTube, and I know there was a site earlier on last week that had it up, but for the life of me I can't find it now. Anyway, it's a very good intro to the big bang theory and so forth. Good luck with your research.