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Author Siegfried, Tom, 1950- author

Title The number of the heavens a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos Tom Siegfried
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press ; 2019
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Description 1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations
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
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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2020)
Subject Multiverse -- History
SCIENCE -- Space Science
SCIENCE / Space Science
Multiverse
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019027303
ISBN 9780674243392
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