The view from the center of the universe : discovering our extraordinary place in the cosmos / Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams.
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TextPublication details: New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.Description: 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781594489143
- Discovering our extraordinary place in the cosmos [Cover title]
- 523.1 22
- QB981 .P85 2006
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| 52-48 PER/II Particle astrophysics / | 524.8 PET Primordial cosmology | 52-48 PLE High energy density laboratory astrophysics 2008 | 524.8 PRI The view from the center of the universe : | 52-48 RAF Stars as laboratories for fundamental physics : | 524.8 RAI The isotropic universe : | 524.8 RAI An introduction to the science of cosmology / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Cosmological revolutions: Wrapping your mind around the universe ; From the flat Earth to the heavenly spheres ; From the center of the universe to no place special -- pt. 2. The new scientific picture of the universe: What is the universe made of? : the cosmic density pyramid ; What is the center of the universe? : the cosmic spheres of time ; What size is the universe? : the cosmic uroboros ; Where do we come from? : the cosmic Las Vegas ; Are we alone? : the possibility of alien wisdom -- pt. 3. The meaningful universe: Think cosmically, act globally ; Taking our extraordinary place in the cosmos.
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