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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.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press ; 2019.
©2019

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Description 1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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Subject Multiverse -- History.
Multiverse.
History.
SCIENCE -- Space Science.
SCIENCE / Space Science.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Siegfried, Tom, 1950- Number of the heavens Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2019] 9780674975880 (DLC) 2019027302 (OCoLC)1089997359
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