Cosmic rays - Van Nostrand Reinhold momentum books, no. 22 Author:Martin A Pomerantz This book conveys to readers with a diversity of interests and background a sense of the excitement that pervades cosmic ray research, as well as a feeling for the broad range of fundamental physics that falls within its purview. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on ideas, rahter than on experimental and theoretical details. The book begins... more » with the story of the discovery of cosmic rays and the subsequent development of our understanding about them.« less