The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
by Ferris, Timothy
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0684838613
- ISBN 13
- 9780684838618
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FERRIS, Timothy: The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report. New Yok, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1998. Stated First Touchstone Edition, 1998. Paperback, 393 pp. Subject: Non-fiction / Science / Cosmology. Book condition: very good + (VG+). Some light toning to pages. A bit of wear along edge of front cover, but book is in great condition, all pages unmarked, complete and intact. This book is a fascinating "overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century . .. what does it mean to say that the universe is 'expanding,' or that space is 'curved'?...sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life." ISBN: 0684838613 .
Synopsis
From the prizewinning author who has been called "the greatest science writer in the world" comes this delightfully comprehensive and comprehensible report on how science today envisions the universe as a whole. Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.
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- The Brooklyn Bookman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio148
- Title
- The Whole Shebang
- Author
- Ferris, Timothy
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Touchstone Edition, 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684838613
- ISBN 13
- 9780684838618
- Publisher
- Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Non-fiction / Science / Cosmology
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- THE BROOKLYN BOOKMAN – USED, OUT OF PRINT, RARE & COLLECTIBLE BOOKS CATALOG; Nonfiction - Science;
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