The accidental universe the world you thought you knew
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.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The accidental universe : |b the world you thought you knew / |c Alan Lightman. |
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| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Pantheon Books, |c [2013] | |
| 300 | |a xi, 157 pages ; |c 20 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The accidental universe -- The temporary universe -- The spiritual universe -- The symmetrical universe -- The gargantuan universe -- The lawful universe -- The disembodied universe. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Cosmology. | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Universe. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronomy |x Philosophy. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Physics |x Philosophy. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Intuition. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Instinct. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Thought and thinking. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Knowledge, Theory of. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Lightman, Alan P., |d 1948- |
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