The universe that discovered itself John D. Barrow
Publisher: Oxford [England] ; Oxford University Press, 2000.
ISBN: 0192862006
DDC: 500.2
LCC: QC24.5
Edition: (pbk.)
Summary:
"Are there really laws of nature out there, waiting to be discovered?
Or are they an illusion? A retitled and revised edition of The World
Within the World, this is John Barrow's extraordinary study of how we
view the universe. Covering the magical notions of primitive cultures
to the latest ideas about chaos, black holes, inflation, and
superstrings, the book traces the development of our concept of what
the laws of nature are and how we come to know them."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: The world within the world. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1988.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [428]-439) and index.
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