Complete idiot's guide to theories of the universe. (©2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Theories of the universe
• Further Information: Note: By Gary F. Moring.
• Other Names: Moring, Gary
• Contents: Once upon a time -- The music of the spheres -- A brief history of esoteric philosophy -- Transitions in thinking -- You mean we're not at the center of the universe? -- The scientific revolution -- Cosmology in the Age of Enlightenment -- Physics 101 -- Evolution vs. creationism -- The dual nature of light -- Cracks in a Newtonian foundation -- The relative nature of space and time -- Famous equations and pools of Jell-o -- That old quantum theory -- Chunks of uncertainty -- Forces, particles, and some cosmological glue -- Scientific origins of the universe -- The accelerating universe -- Supersymmetry, superpartners, and superman -- It's all held together with strings -- The universe as a hologram -- Psychology, cosmology, and consciousness -- Eastern cosmology and the cyclic universe -- Symbolic systems and the self-aware universe -- The future of humanity.
• Publisher Details: Indianapolis, IN : Alpha
• Publication Date: 2002
• Copyright Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 358 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 523.1; Cosmology -- Popular works; SCIENCE -- Cosmology; Cosmology; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781440690006; 1440690006; 9781440695728; 1440695725; 9781440694295
• Related ISBNs: 144069429X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.