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Sep 11, 2004 at 04:00 PM |
Click the image to check prices on this item. | By: Brian Greene Published by: Knopf, February 2004 From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way.
Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a direction? Could the universe exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past?
Greene uses these questions to guide us toward modern science’s new and deeper understanding of the universe. From Newton’s unchanging realm in which space and time are absolute, to Einstein’s fluid conception of spacetime, to quantum mechanics’ entangled arena where vastly different objects can bridge their spatial separation to instantaneously coordinate their behavior or even undergo teleportation, Greene reveals our world to be very different from what common experience leads us to believe. Focusing on the enigma of time, Greene establishes that nothing in the laws of physics insists that it run in any particular direction and that “time’s arrow†is a relic of the universe’s condition at the moment of the big bang. And in explaining the big bang itself, Greene shows how recent cutting-edge developments in superstring and M-theory may reconcile the behavior of everything from the smallest particle to the largest black hole. This startling vision culminates in a vibrant eleven-dimensional “multiverse,†pulsating with ever-changing textures, where space and time themselves may dissolve into subtler, more fundamental entities.
Sparked by the trademark wit, humor, and brilliant use of analogy that have made The Elegant Universe a modern classic, Brian Greene takes us all, regardless of our scientific backgrounds, on an irresistible and revelatory journey to the new layers of reality that modern physics has discovered lying just beneath the surface of our everyday world.
With 146 illustrations
Jacket photograph by DB Image/Brand X Pictures
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Sep 09, 2004 at 07:20 PM |
Click the image to check prices on this item. | By: James Binney, Scott Tremaine Published by: Princeton University Press, January 1998 [The] material is covered with care, rigor, and exemplary clarity; there is nothing obscure, sloppy, or superficial. The authors are, moreover, careful to make clear the limits of present knowledge, and to point out where conclusions cannot yet be drawn.... I expect it to stand as a classic reference for many years to come. |
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Sep 07, 2004 at 09:26 AM |
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By: Michael Allaby
Published by: Oxford University Press, April 1999
Featuring extensive coverage of animal behaviour, ecology and zoogeography, A Dictionary of Zoology is the ideal reference for students and amateur naturalists. Fully updated, the book includes new entries on genetics, evolutionary studies and mammalian physiology.
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Sep 07, 2004 at 09:07 AM |
Click the image to check prices on this item. | By: Robert Godwin Published by: Apogee Books, August 2001 The legacy of the United States Apollo programme is rich in outstanding achievements but none more so than the first fully equipped lunar landing mission. Apollo 15 was the first moon landing to venture into the treacherous terrain of a lunar mountain range. After a perfect pin-point landing astronauts David Scott and James Irwin explored the mysterious Hadley Rille with the benefit of their electric lunar rover. Scott and Irwin had undergone extensive training in the science of geology and were to find the oldest rock ever to be brought back from the moon. The so-called "Genesis" rock would answer many of man's age-old questions about the origins of the moon. While the two men drove their remarkable vehicle through the lunar foothills their companion Alfred Worden spent several days running a battery of experiments from low lunar orbit, mapping the lunar terrain in unprecedented detail. In Apollo 15 - The NASA Mission Reports the amazing fourth lunar landing is explained in great depth with documents rerely seen by the public. Exclusive Foreword by Apollo 15 Commander David Scott A Bonus CD-ROM is included inside the back cover which features: Rarely seen EVA television footage from Apollo 15, 2500 still images, 17 QTVR interactive panoramas of the landing site and more. |
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