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The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universe(s) Report
The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universe(s) Report

The Whole Shebang: A State-Of-The-Universe(s) Report

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BookThe Whole Shebang
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Copyright HolderTimothy Ferris
Designed byEdith Fowler
Copyright Holder (Excerpt)F. D. Reeve, David Weinberg
About/SubjectCosmology
FormatTrade Paperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationUnited States
This Edition Published1997
Copyright1997
Copyright1995
Copyright1992
Pages / Font393 pages
Barcode9 780684 810201
ISBN0-684-81020-4
Printer's Key10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Other05972450
ChaptersPreface . . . 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
NotesLibrary 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. I. Title QB981.F38 1997 523.1--dc21 96-49768 CIP 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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