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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xv, 284 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"The Big Bang theory--the leading explanation for the origin of the universe--posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three decades, the theory has repeatedly had to be revised to address such issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why the expansion of the universe is speeding up--let alone what caused the Big Bang in the first place....
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"From the world-renowned physicist, co-founder of the World Science Festival, and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this utterly captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose. Brian Greene takes readers on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the end of time and invites us to ponder meaning in the face of this unimaginable expanse. He shows us how, from its original orderly state the universe has been...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xii, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"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 has set himself a daunting task: to explain non-intuitive, mathematical concepts like String Theory, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and Inflationary Cosmology with analogies drawn from common experience....
9) Universe
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Description
Provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the universe with a unique integration of words and pictures. Topics covered include: black holes, galaxies, the solar system, asteroids, meteors, meterorites, stars, quasars and more.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
240 pages
Description
"A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American readers for the first time, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began is a short, humanistic tour of the origins of the universe, earth, and life-drawing on the latest discoveries in physics toexplain the seven most significant moments in the creation of the cosmos"--
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Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 455 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Journey into the depths of outer space in this five-disc voyage throughout the cosmos. Explore the galactic effects of black holes, relive the excitement of the first lunar landing with never-before-seen spectacular images of the moon and Earth, and transport yourself to the corners of the universe using breath-taking CGI technology and images from the Hubble Space Telescope. 'Wonders of the universe' will take you on an in-depth exploration of...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines how the story of humanity is linked to the story of the universe. Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring and profound questions we can ask, and it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. We can trace our ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years to the dawn of humankind, but in reality our story extends much further back: it starts with the beginning of the universe....
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Christophe Galfard's mission in life is to spread modern scientific ideas to the general public in entertaining ways. Using his considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe. To understand what happens to a dying star, we are asked to...
15) Universe
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
Explores the stars, galaxies, planets, and other phenomena in the universe, and describes the history of human space exploration.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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"Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzlephysicists and philosophers alike."--
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
ix, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"The award-winning Caltech physicist and author of The Particle at the End of the Universe shares sweeping perspectives into how human purpose and meaning naturally fit into a scientific worldview,"--Amazon.com.
"Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear not only on Higgs bosons and extra dimensions but now also on our deepest personal questions. Where are...
Author
Series
Library of Ever volume 1
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored-- until she discovers a secret doorway into the ultimate library. Mazelike and reality-bending, the library contains all the universe's wisdom. Every book ever written, and every fact ever known, can be found within its walls. And Lenora becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. She rockets to the stars, travels to a future filled with robots, and faces...
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