- 449 pages
- English
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About this book
The physicist and author ofĀ
This Changes EverythingĀ presents an engaging inquiry into the origins of the universe and the beginning of time.
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InĀ Time One, Colin Gillespie takes on the greatest scientific mystery of all time with the aid of a fictional detective. Approaching forty-seven classic philosophical problems as clues to the question of how the universe began, Gillespie connects the dots across centuries of philosophy, literature and religionāand leads readers to asingle, elegant solution.
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Using the devices of storytelling to help readers understand the serious science being discussedāsuch as the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theoryāGillespie reveals theĀ very instant time beginsĀ and explains exactly how the universe is constructed.Ā Time OneĀ tackles the most important issues in physics and cosmology and its answers are both fascinating and strikingly simple.
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InĀ Time One, Colin Gillespie takes on the greatest scientific mystery of all time with the aid of a fictional detective. Approaching forty-seven classic philosophical problems as clues to the question of how the universe began, Gillespie connects the dots across centuries of philosophy, literature and religionāand leads readers to asingle, elegant solution.
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Using the devices of storytelling to help readers understand the serious science being discussedāsuch as the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and string theoryāGillespie reveals theĀ very instant time beginsĀ and explains exactly how the universe is constructed.Ā Time OneĀ tackles the most important issues in physics and cosmology and its answers are both fascinating and strikingly simple.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Sinecure
- PART I: THE CASE HISTORY
- PART II: THE COSMIC CLUES
- PART III: THE APPREHENSIONS
- PART IV: THE WAY OF IT ALL
- PART V: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
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