Our cosmic habitat
| Main Author: | Rees, Martin J., 1942- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2001]
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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Table of contents Publisher description |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. From big bang to biospheres -- 1. Planets and stars -- 2. Life and intelligence -- 3. Atoms, stars and galaxies -- 4. Extragalactic perspective -- 5. Pregalactic history -- 6. Black holes and time machines -- pt. 2. Beginning and the end -- 7. Deceleration or acceleration? -- 8. Long-range future -- 9. How things began : the first millisecond -- pt. 3. Fundamentals and conjectures -- 10. Cosmos and microworld -- 11. Laws and bylaws in the multiverse. |
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0691089264 9780691089263 |