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Author Lightman, Alan P., 1948-

Title The accidental universe : the world you thought you knew / Alan Lightman.

Publication Info. New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  523.1 L626    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  523.1 LIG    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  523.1 LIG    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  523.1 LIGHTMAN    Check Shelf

Edition First American edition.
Description xi, 157 pages ; 20 cm
Note Originally published: London : Corsair, 2013.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-157).
Contents The accidental universe -- The temporary universe -- The spiritual universe -- The symmetrical universe -- The gargantuan universe -- The lawful universe -- The disembodied universe.
Summary Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.
Subject Cosmology.
Universe.
Astronomy -- Philosophy.
Physics -- Philosophy.
Intuition.
Instinct.
Thought and thinking.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
ISBN 9780307908582: $24.00
0307908585
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