books.google.it - The twentieth-century witnessed the development of astrophysics and cosmology from subjects which scarcely existed to two of the most exciting and demanding areas of contemporary scientific inquiry. In this book Malcolm Longair reviews the historical development of the key areas of modern astrophysics,...http://books.google.it/books/about/The_Cosmic_Century.html?hl=it&id=z0vlYHQZHJcC&q=measured&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cosmic Century