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. Siegfried reminds readers that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times.ent times.

About the author

Tom Siegfried is the former Editor-in-Chief of Science News. Before that he was the science editor of the Dallas Morning News. His previous books include The Bit and the Pendulum, Strange Matters, and A Beautiful Math. He has written for Nature, Science, Astronomy, New Scientist, and Smithsonian, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. He has received a number of awards, including the Science Communication Award from the American Institute of Physics and the Robert C. Cowen Award from the American Geophysical Union.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Siegfried, Siegfried Tom
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780674975880
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97588-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Travel > Travel guides; Space, popular science, SCIENCE / History, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, History of Science, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology