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Einstein's universe : the layperson's guide / Nigel Calder.

Title: Einstein's universe : the layperson's guide / Nigel Calder.
Author: Calder, Nigel
Publication: London ; New York : Penguin, 2005.

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Includes index.
Originally published: New York: Viking; London: BBC, 1979. Updated with new material.

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Contents

1. Cosmic whirlwind -- 2. The wasting sun -- 3. Energy of creation -- 4. The ultimate waterfall -- 5. Einstein's clock -- 6. Weightlessness -- 7. Shells of time -- 8. Directed futures -- 9. The shifting stars -- 10. Tramlines in the sky -- 11. Waves of gravity -- 12. The Galileo mystery -- 13. Methuselah in a spaceship -- 14. The universal correction -- 15. The speed of light -- 16. Where time flies -- 17. The simple universe -- 18. A choice of histories -- 19. Judging fate -- 20. Timeless viewpoint -- Afterword 2005 : the melting pot.

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0141020563 (pbk.)

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57168181
SCSB-11776567

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