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The Number of the Heavens: A History of the Multiverse and the Quest to Understand the Cosmos

By Tom Siegfried

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780674243378
DOI
10.4159/9780674243378
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9158985 bytes)
Pages
320\350
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 09:46:52

Description

One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology—the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes—in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the nature of science and the quest for understanding.

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