Death by black hole :
by Tyson, Neil deGrasse. frey50
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : W.W. Norton, (New York :) , 2007 Physical details: 384 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN:0393062244; 9780393062243.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 500 - 599 | Book Cart | 523.8875 Tys (Browse shelf) | Available | FUND: Book Fund | 88975 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-368) and indexes.
The nature of knowledge: the challenges of knowing what is knowable in the universe -- The knowledge of nature: the challenges of discovering the contents of the cosmos -- Ways and means of nature: how nature presents herself to the inquiring mind -- The meaning of life: the challenges and triumphs of knowing how we got here -- When the universe turns bad: all the ways the cosmos wants to kill us -- Science and culture: the ruffled interface between cosmic discovery and the public's reaction to it -- Science and God: when ways of knowing collide.
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