What Shape Is Space?

A primer for the 21st century

AvGiles Sparrow,Matthew Taylor

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsWhat Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow’s effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-09-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:330 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Big Idea
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN:9780500293669

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Giles Sparrow is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and author of many books, including thebestselling Cosmos and Mars: A New View of the Red Planet. Matthew Taylor is Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation. Prior to that he was for 15 years Chief Executive of the RSA, a 250-year-old British institution devoted to enriching society through ideas and action to deliver a 21st-century enlightenment. A writer, public speaker and broadcaster, he has written numerous articles on policy, politics, public service reform and cultural theory, and frequently appears on Newsnight, The Daily Politics, and Radio 4’s Today and The Moral Maze. He was previously General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Britain’s leading think tank.

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'A kind of choose-your-own-adventure using fonts: paragraphs are set in type of differing sizes depending on their importance' - The Bookseller

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Does Space Have a Shape? • 1. Mapping Space • 2. The Expanding Universe • 3. The Omega Factor • 4. The Shape of the Multiverse • Conclusion: Life, the Multiverse and Everything