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Author Clegg, Brian.

Title Before the Big Bang : the prehistory of our universe / Brian Clegg.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  523.1 CLEGG    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  523.1 CLEGG    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  523.1 C587    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  523.1 C    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  523.1 CLEGG    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  523.1 CLE    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  523.1 CLE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  523.1 CL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-298) and index.
Contents Big bang primer -- Enter the creator -- What and how big? -- How old? -- A bang or a whimper? -- Keeping things steady -- Inflating the truth -- Let there be time -- Groundhog universe -- Living in a bubble -- Welcome to the matrix -- Snapshot universe.
Summary Explores the history of the big bang theory while considering the myriad beliefs about what may have compelled it, providing coverage of such topics as creation myths, the discovery of other galaxies, and ongoing debates about black holes.
Subject Cosmology.
Big bang theory.
ISBN 9780312385477 hardback
0312385471
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