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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Siegfried, Tom, 1950- author.     Subjects     Multiverse -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Siegfried, Tom, 1950- author.       by title:      The number of the he...         MARC Display

The number of the heavens : a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos / Tom Siegfried. by Siegfried, Tom, 1950- author. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019. Subjects Multiverse -- History. ISBN:  9780674975880 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) : 067497588X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) : Description:  x, 330 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents:  Out of chaos, a multiverse -- Robert Grosseteste's multiverse -- Aristotle versus the atomists -- The condemnation of 1277 -- Condemnation aftermath -- Cusa and Copernicus -- Wandering in immensity -- Planets and people -- Island universes -- E pluribus universe -- Many quantum worlds -- Anthropic cosmology -- Brane worlds -- Defining the multiverse. Requests:  0 Summary:  "One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology--the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes--in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the nature of science and the quest for understanding"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 523.12 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.12 Siegfried Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 523.12 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.12 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.12 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.12 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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