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The book of universes : exploring the limits of the cosmos

Barrow, John D. 1952- (Author).

Summary: A tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.

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  • ISBN: 0393081214
  • ISBN: 9780393081213 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-342) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe.

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Subject: Cosmology
Physical laws
Einstein field equations

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