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The Number of the Heavens : A History of the Multiverse and the Quest to Understand the Cosmos /
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 na...
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[2019]
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Contents -- |t Preface -- |t Introduction -- |t 1. Out of Chaos, a Multiverse -- |t 2. Robert Grosseteste's Multiverse -- |t 3. Aristotle versus the Atomists -- |t 4. The Condemnation of 1277 -- |t 5. Condemnation Aftermath -- |t 6. Cusa and Copernicus -- |t 7. Wandering in Immensity -- |t 8. Planets and People -- |t 9. Island Universes -- |t 10. E Pluribus Universe -- |t 11. Many Quantum Worlds -- |t 12. Anthropic Cosmology -- |t 13. Brane Worlds -- |t 14. Defining the Multiverse -- |t Epilogue -- |t Notes -- |t Illustration Credits -- |t Index |
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