| Description |
x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction / by Carl Sagan -- [ch.] 1. Our picture of the universe -- [ch.] 2. Space and time -- [ch.] 3. The expanding universe -- [ch.] 4. The uncertainty principle -- [ch.] 5. Elementary particles and the forces of nature -- [ch.] 6. Black holes -- [ch.] 7. Black holes ain't so black -- [ch.] 8. The origin and fate of the universe -- [ch.] 9. The arrow of time -- [ch.] 10. The unification of physics -- [ch.] 11. Conclusion -- Albert Einstein -- Galileo Galilei -- Isaac Newton -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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| ISBN |
0553052438 |
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055305340X |
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