Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others - Couverture souple

Rees, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 074323099X ISBN 13 : 9780743230995

Editeur : Free Press, 2002

Synopsis

A beautifully written and genuinely accessible account of our universe and its place in the grand scheme of things, by the Astronomer Royal. The experimental and theoretical successes of cosmology in recent years offer the most dramatic enlargement of our concept of the universe since astronomers first realised the Sun's true place among the stars. In this groundbreaking, thought-provoking and accessible book Professor Sir Martin Rees argues that our universe is just one element in an infinite ensemble, a cosmic archipelago where impassable barriers prohibit communication between the islands. Our 'home universe' is an exceptional member of this ensemble, however, not least because it contains creatures able to observe it and contemplate its nature, past and future. One of these is Rees himself: one of the most creative and original of contemporary scientists, and a wonderful guide to the mysteries of the cosmos.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Professor Sir Martin Rees is currently a Royal Society Research Professor and Astronomer Royal. Though based at Cambridge University, he travels extensively and collaborates with many colleagues in the USA and elsewhere.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Free Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074323099X
• ISBN 13: 9780743230995
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible