Searching for stars on an island in Maine
Presents a lyrical meditation on religion and science as they relate to the human yearning for permanence and certainty in spite of discoveries that prove the world's impermanent and uncertain nature.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 001 | ocn983786115 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20180406122300.0 | ||
| 008 | 170328s2018 nyu b 000 0 eng | ||
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| 100 | 1 | |a Lightman, Alan P., |d 1948- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Searching for stars on an island in Maine / |c Alan Lightman. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Pantheon Books, |c [2018] | |
| 300 | |a viii, 226 pages ; |c 20 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a Presents a lyrical meditation on religion and science as they relate to the human yearning for permanence and certainty in spite of discoveries that prove the world's impermanent and uncertain nature. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cave -- Longing for absolutes in a relative world -- Material -- Hummingbird -- Stars -- Atoms -- Ants -- Monk -- Truth -- Transcendence -- Laws -- Doctrine -- Motion -- Centeredness -- Death -- Certainty -- Orgins -- Ants (2) -- Multiverse -- Humans. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cosmology |v Miscellanea. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Trivia and miscellanea. |2 lcgft | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SANON |c 523.1 LIG |d i |e 39635103827906 |f 638110 |g ddc |j 03/30/2018 | ||
| 999 | |a 417955 | ||
