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A brief history of time 1 edition

By Stephen W. Hawking

A brief history of time

Stephen W. Hawking

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Space and time, Cosmology

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A brief history of time
from the big bang to black holes
Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller.

Published 1988 by Bantam in London .
Written in English.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction / by Carl Sagan
	[ch.] 1. Our picture of the universe
	[ch.] 2. Space and time
	[ch.] 3. The expanding universe
	[ch.] 4. The uncertainty principle
	[ch.] 5. Elementary particles and the forces of nature
	[ch.]6. Black holes
	[ch.] 7. Black holes ain't so black
	[ch.] 8. The origin and fate of the universe
	[ch.] 9. The arrow of time
	[ch.] 10. The unification of physics
	[ch.] 11. Conclusion
	Albert Einstein
	Galileo Galilei
	Isaac Newton
	Glossary
	Index.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class	530.1/1
Library of Congress	QC173.59.S65

The Physical Object

Pagination	x,198p. :
Number of pages	198

ID Numbers

Open Library	OL23134457M
ISBN 10	0593015185
Library Thing	6431

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