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| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mary Gribbin; John R Gribbin |
| ISBN: | 0789455781 9780789455789 |
| OCLC Number: | 213362263 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Space and time -- Ideas of the ancients -- Made to measure -- Exploring the globe -- Putting the earth in perspective -- Measuring time -- Like clockwork -- Biotime -- Biospace -- Timescales of history -- Shapes of space and time -- Putting the Universe in order -- Ultimate law of nature -- Ultimate speed limit -- marriage of space and time -- Special theory : proofs and tests -- Philosophy of time -- Beyond common sense -- Getting a grip on spacetime -- General theory: proofs and tests -- Black holes and beyond -- Across the Universe -- Across the Universes --God's dice -- Ultimate length -- Ultimate time -- Strings and things -- Birth of space and time -- How to build a time machine. |
| Series Title: | DK eyewitness books |
| Other Titles: | Time and space |
| Responsibility: | written by Mary and John Gribbin. |
Abstract:
From the flat Earth to the all-encompassing black holes, novas to dark stars, Gribbin and DK bring young readers into the fascinating twilight zone of time and space.
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