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001			on1089997359
003			OCoLC
005			20191230152418.0
008			190712s2019 maua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2019027302
040			_aMH/DLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dYDX _dYUS _dJTH _dOCLCQ _dVP@ _dNFG
020			_a9780674975880 _qhardcover _qalkaline paper
020			_a067497588X _qhardcover _qalkaline paper
024	8		_a40029339034
035			_a(OCoLC)1089997359
042			_apcc
092			_a523.12 _bS571
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aSiegfried, Tom, _d1950- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe number of the heavens : _ba history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos / _cTom Siegfried.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c[2019]
300			_ax, 330 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOut 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aMultiverse _xHistory.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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