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The accidental universe : the world you thought you knew / Alan Lightman.

Summary:

Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307908582
  • Physical Description: xi, 157 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The accidental universe -- The temporary universe -- The spiritual universe -- The symmetrical universe -- The gargantuan universe -- The lawful universe -- The disembodied universe.
Subject:
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Astronomy > Philosophy.
Cosmology.
Instinct.
Intuition.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Physics > Philosophy.
Thought and thinking.
Universe.

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  • 9 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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Madison Main Library 523.1 LIG (Text) 30229100931590 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library 523.1 Lightman (Text) 33115007385930 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/13/2026
Henderson Main Branch 523.11 L (Text) 33258007272888 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Hudson (Fontana) 523.1 LIG (Text) 39493107289508 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Pack Memorial Library 523.1 LIG (Text) 0020510090366 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/21/2026
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