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The science classic made more accessible and more concise. Illustrated. Updated with new research.Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts.This is the origin of and the reason for A Briefer History of Time: its author's wish to make its content accessible to readers — as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings.Although this book is literally somewhat 'briefer', it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory.This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics. Like prior editions of the book—but even more so — A Briefer History of Time will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.Thirty-eight full-colour illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science.
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Cosmology, Science / Cosmology, Science, Nonfiction, Physics, Astrology, Space and time, Time, KozmolojiShowing 6 featured editions. View all 31 editions?
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Een korte geschiedenis van de tijd
Dec 18, 2013, Bert Bakker
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9035141709 9789035141704
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A Briefer History of Time
2008, Bantam Books, Random House Publishing Group
in English
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0553385461 9780553385465
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Brevisima Historia del Tiempo
August 2006, Critica (Grijalbo Mondadori)
Paperback
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8484327892 9788484327899
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A Briefer History of Time
2005, Bantam Books
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0307417840 9780307417848
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