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The new universe and the human future
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Nancy Ellen Abrams |
"After a four-century rupture between science and the questions of value and meaning, this groundbreaking book presents an explosive and potentially life-altering idea: if the world could agree on a … |
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De Ontrafeling van de Kosmos
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Brian Greene |
Brian Greene begint **De ontrafeling van de Kosmos** met de inzichten van grote natuurkundigen als Newton en Einstein om uit te komen bij de meest recente ideeën op het gebied van de supersnaar- en M… |
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How to make a planet
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Scott Forbes |
"As you read these pages, you'll speed through the 13.7 billion years that went into making the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet we call home. You'll also learn about some of the … |
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The theory of everything
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Stephen Hawking |
A series of lectures by the renowned physicist reviews past ideas from Aristotle to Newton and Einstein's theories of gravity, the Big Bang, and black holes and explores quantum mechanics and the tim… |
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Where the sky touched the Earth
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Don Lago |
The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Sedona red rockshave long filled humans with wonder about nature. Nowhere else in the world is the link between earth and sky so powerful. Lago witnesses a sola… |
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The mind of God
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P. C. W. Davies |
Complementing his metaphysical exploration of the meaning and origin of life in "God and The New Physics", physicist Paul Davies further investigates theological and scientific explanations for the c… |
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Die Vermessung des Universums
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Lisa Randall |
Welchen Fragen gehen Physiker nach? Welche Rolle spielen so gigantische Apparate wie der Teilchenbeschleuniger im CERN? Was hat es mit der Suche nach dem Higgs-Boson auf sich? Wie hängt angewandte mi… |
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At the edge of the world
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Karen Bassie-Sweet |
"Reconstruction of classic period Maya beliefs about the structure of the universe based on imagery and hieroglyphic texts from lowland cities. Focuses on cosmological meanings of caves in defining t… |
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Between inner space and outer space
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John D. Barrow |
The origins of life on earth, the workings of the human mind, the mysteries of the Universe itself--profound questions such as these were once the province of philosophy and theology alone. Today the… |
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Frame of the universe
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Frank Durham |
The authors follow the history of cosmological ideas from ancient to modern times at a level suitable for non-specialist college courses and general reading. |
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