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The matter myth : towards 21st-century science
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The matter myth : towards 21st-century science

by Paul Davies, John Gribbin

An overview of contemporary developments in physics, exploring how research into quarks, relativity, and chaos theory challenges established concepts of space and time. The text examines the paradigm shift towards a unified scientific worldview of the cosmos.

Accession 30407 ISBN 0670835854 Publisher Viking
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