The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universe(s) Report
| Book | The Whole Shebang |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Copyright Holder | Timothy Ferris |
| Designed by | Edith Fowler |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Timothy Hsu |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | Erich Schrempp |
| Author photo/portrait | Sally Hershberger |
| Copyright Holder (Excerpt) | F. D. Reeve, David Weinberg |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| Copyright | 1997 |
| Copyright | 1995 |
| Copyright | 1992 |
| Pages / Font | 393 pages |
| Barcode | 9 780684 810201 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 52500 |
| ISBN | 0-684-81020-4 |
| Printer's Key | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Price | U.S. $25.00 |
| Price | Canada $34.00 |
| Chapters | Preface . . . 11 1. The Shores Of Light . . . 23 2. The Expansion Of The Universe . . . 40 3. The Shape Of Space . . . 68 4. Blast From The Past . . . 104 5. The Black Taj . . . 120 6. The Large - Scale Structure Of The Universe . . . 145 7. Cosmic Evolution . . . 170 8. Symmetry And Imperfection . . . 204 9. The Speed Of Space . . . 229 10. The Origin Of The Universe(s) . . . 245 11. Quantum Weirdness . . . 265 12. A Place For Us . . . 290 Contrarian Theological Afterword . . . 303 Notes . . . 313 Glossary . . . 353 Acknowledgements . . . 369 Index . . . 371 |
| Notes | Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ferris, Timothy. The whole shebang : A state-of-the-universe(s) report / Timothy Ferris. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Cosmology. 1. Title QB981.F38 1997 523.1--dc 96-49768 COP ISBN 0-684-81020-4 F. D. Reeve, "Coasting." © 1995 by F. D. Reeve David Weinberg, "The Dark Matter Rap: A Cosmological History for the MTV Generation." © 1992by David Weinberg |
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