Edition |
First American edition. |
Description |
xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-340) and index. |
Contents |
Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe. |
Summary |
An unforgettable tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might-just might-be out there. |
Subject |
Cosmology.
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Physical laws.
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Einstein field equations.
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ISBN |
9780393081213 (hbk.) : $26.95 |
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0393081214 hardback |
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