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The Whole Shebang:  A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report

The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report

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The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report

by Ferris, Timothy

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0684810204
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9780684810201
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mauve boards, burgundy spine with gilt titles & decoration, 393, [1] pp, notes, glossary, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Timothy Ferris begins The Whole Shebang with a succinct account of how we have come to know what we know about the universe. Then he explains the meaning behind the exciting new developments that have put cosmology in the headlines.... The Whole Shebang explores 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'? How could there have been an 'origin' of the universe; what happened 'before'?" Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

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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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Bookseller's Inventory #
SCAS00018
Title
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
Author
Ferris, Timothy
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0684810204
ISBN 13
9780684810201
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1997
Keywords
Science Astronomy Astrophysics
Bookseller catalogs
Science;
X weight
32 oz
Size
24 X 16 cm

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