Why aren't black holes black? : the unanswered questions at the frontiers of science / Robert M. Haz...
Why aren't black holes black? : the unanswered questions at the frontiers of science / Robert M. Haz...
Why aren't black holes black? : the unanswered questions at the frontiers of science / Robert M. Hazen with Maxine Singer ; foreword by Stephen Jay Gould.
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New York : Anchor Books, 1997.
Date
1997.
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T0385903
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English
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Physical content
xix, 309 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Foreword: The Frontier Remains Endless / Stephen Jay Gould -- Prologue: The Nature of Questions -- 1. Dark Matter: Where Is the Missing Universe? -- 2. Fate: Will the Universe End? -- 3. Perfect Symmetry: Can We Devise a Theory of Everything? -- 4. Stuff: How Do Atoms Combine? -- 5. The Quest for En...
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Publisher
New York : Anchor Books, 1997.
Edition
1st Anchor Books trade pbk. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
The proliferation of scientific breakthroughs during the twentieth century, and the media attention they have generated, have left most people with the impression that the great questions of science have been answered. The general perception is that the fundamental forces of the universe are known and understood, that the building blocks of life ha...
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Why aren't black holes black? : the unanswered questions at the frontiers of science / Robert M. Hazen with Maxine Singer ; foreword by Stephen Jay Gould.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309).
Transferred from N500/222.
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T0385903
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74VMQvR6wbzX
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ISBN
0385480148 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780385480147 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
500
MMS ID
991000409629702626
