The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
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The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe is a foundational cosmology book by James Peebles that systematically develops the theory and observations of how matter is distributed on the largest cosmic scales.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Context triple: [James Peebles, notableWork, The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe]
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A.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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B.
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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C.
Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
Our Picture of the Universe
"Our Picture of the Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that introduces and explains major cosmological models and our evolving understanding of the universe.
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E.
Tolman surface brightness test
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Target entity description: The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe is a foundational cosmology book by James Peebles that systematically develops the theory and observations of how matter is distributed on the largest cosmic scales.
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A.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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B.
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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C.
Essai de cosmologie
Essai de cosmologie is an 18th-century philosophical and scientific treatise by Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis that explores the structure and origins of the universe within the framework of early Enlightenment cosmology.
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D.
Our Picture of the Universe
"Our Picture of the Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that introduces and explains major cosmological models and our evolving understanding of the universe.
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E.
Tolman surface brightness test
The Tolman surface brightness test is an observational cosmology method that checks whether the universe is expanding by examining how the surface brightness of distant galaxies diminishes with redshift.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
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| instanceOf |
book
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cosmology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
James Peebles
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P. J. E. Peebles ⓘ |
| contribution | helped establish theoretical framework for large-scale structure formation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
foundational text in cosmology
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systematic development of theory and observations of matter distribution on large scales ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ physical cosmology ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific literature
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textbook ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAward |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physics (James Peebles, 2019)
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| hasInfluenced |
development of modern large-scale structure surveys
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research on galaxy clustering ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in cosmology
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researchers in cosmology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmological observations
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cosmological perturbation theory ⓘ distribution of matter in the universe ⓘ galaxy clustering ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Physical Cosmology
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Principles of Physical Cosmology ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmic microwave background anisotropies
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cosmological models ⓘ cosmological parameters ⓘ galaxy biasing ⓘ gravitational instability ⓘ linear perturbation theory ⓘ nonlinear structure formation ⓘ power spectrum of density fluctuations ⓘ redshift surveys ⓘ statistical description of galaxy distributions ⓘ two-point correlation function ⓘ |
| usedIn | graduate cosmology courses ⓘ |
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