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Timewarps

by John Gribbin

An examination of the nature of time through relativity, quantum mechanics, and astrophysics. The text analyses the scientific possibility of time travel and parallel universes while considering parallels with traditional philosophical concepts.

Accession 30575 ISBN 0460044303 Publisher J M Dent & Sons
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