Nothingness : the science of empty space / Henning Genz ; translated by Karin Heusch.
Nothingness : the science of empty space / Henning Genz ; translated by Karin Heusch.
Nothingness : the science of empty space / Henning Genz ; translated by Karin Heusch.
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Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, c1999.
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T0385982
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English
German
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 340 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Preface: Things, Just Things -- 1. Prologue: Physics and Metaphysics -- 2. Nothing, Nobody, Nowhere, Never: Philosophical, Linguistic, and Religious Ideas on Nothingness -- 3. Problems with Nothingness: How to Make It a Physical Reality -- 4. Matter in the Void: Ether, Space, Fields -- 5. Crowded Sp...
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Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, c1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
While some of man's ideas about the vacuum of outer space have been treated sporadically in other books, this is the first book for the nonscientist on a much neglected yet incredibly interesting segment of modern physics and timeless philosophy....
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Full title
Nothingness : the science of empty space / Henning Genz ; translated by Karin Heusch.
Portion of title
Science of empty space.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-335) and index.
Transferred from N530.01/21.
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Translated from German.
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c1999.
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T0385982
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74VvADDp4g3l
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ISBN
0738200611
9780738200613
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991013439809702626
