The Universe That Discovered Itself

John D. Barrow (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2000 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford Paperbacks (Verlag)
978-0-19-286200-6 (ISBN)

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This revised edition of "The World Within the World", is a study of how we view the universe. It covers the notions of primitive cultures to the modern ideas about chaos and superstrings, and traces the development of our concept of what the laws of nature are and how we come to know them.

Are there really laws of nature out there waiting to be discovered? Or are they simply an illusion? This revised edition of "The World Within the World", is John Barrow's extraordinary study of how we view the universe. Covering the magical notions of primitive cultures to the latest ideas about chaos, black holes, inflation, and superstrings, the book traces the development of our concept of what the laws of nature are and how we come to know them. Entertaining and inspiring, it is a journey to the edge of space and time.

John Barrow is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

Preface; New Preface to 2nd Edition; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Prologue; 2. Time past; 3. Unseen worlds; 4. Inner space and outer space; 5. Why are the laws of Nature mathematical?; 6. Are there any laws of Nature?; 7. Selection effects; Select bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.3.2000
Zusatzinfo	b&w halftones and line drawings, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	120 x 190 mm
Gewicht	485 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
ISBN-10	0-19-286200-6 / 0192862006
ISBN-13	978-0-19-286200-6 / 9780192862006
Zustand	Neuware