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100	1		_aClegg, Brian. _96841
245	1	0	_aBefore the Big Bang : _b[the prehistory of the universe] / _cBrian Clegg.
250			_a1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Griffin, _c2011.
300			_a306 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, c2009.
500			_aSubtitle from cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aBig bang primer -- Enter the creator -- What and how big? -- How old? -- A bang or a whimper? -- Keeping things steady -- Inflating the truth -- Let there be time -- Groundhog universe -- Living in a bubble -- Welcome to the matrix -- Snapshot universe.
520			_aExplores the history of the big bang theory while considering the myriad beliefs about what may have compelled it, providing coverage of such topics as creation myths, the discovery of other galaxies, and ongoing debates about black holes.
650		0	_aBig bang theory. _931269
650		0	_aCosmology. _926736
942			_cBOOK _012
994			_aC0 _bNFG
998			_a006937638
999			_c106562 _d106562