Our cosmic habitat / Martin Rees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rees, Martin J., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

xvii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2001]

Summary:

In this highly engaging book intended for the non-scientist, Rees explores the notion that our universe is just a part of a vast "multiverse", or ensemble of universes, in which most of the other universes are lifeless. 18 line illustrations.

Contents:

pt. 1. From big bang to biospheres

1. Planets and stars

2. Life and intelligence

3. Atoms, stars and galaxies

4. Extragalactic perspective

5. Pregalactic history

6. Black holes and time machines

pt. 2. The beginning and the end

7. Deceleration or acceleration?

8. The long-range future

9. How things began : the first millisecond

pt. 3. Fundamentals and conjectures

10. Cosmos and microworld

11. Laws and bylaws in the multiverse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0691089264

OCLC:

46908091

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