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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TextPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2006Description: 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 1594489149 ; 9781594489143 ; 1594489149; 9781594482557Other title: Discovering our extraordinary place in the cosmos [Cover title]Subject(s): Cosmology -- History | Physics -- PhilosophyOnline resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 專區-宋泉盛牧師 | 圖書館 | MM-1 P951 | Not for loan | 0085917 |
"First Riverhead trade paperback edition: August 2007"-- T. p. verso.
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.