Introducing Time
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What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him. Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it flow in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to say how fast? Does the future exist? Is time travel possible? Why does time seem to pass in only one direction?These questions and others are among the deepest and most subtle that one can ask, but "Introducing Time" presents them - many for the first time - in an easily accessible, lucid and engaging manner, wittily illustrated by Ralph Edney.Details
| OPC | P6H7K5 |
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| Codes | 1848311206 (ISBN-10) |
| 9781848311206 (ISBN) |
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| Release Date | 06/05/2010 |
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| Book Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books Ltd |
| Author | Craig Callender |
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What is time? The 5th century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, as long as no one asked him.Introducing Time traces our understanding of time, from Augustine's suggestion that there is no time, to the flowing time of Newton, the conventional time of Poincare, the static time of Einstein, and then back, full circle, to the idea that there is no time in quantum gravity. The study of time raises a myriad of fascinating questions: Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it 'flow' in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to ask how fast? Does the future exist? Is time travel possible? Why does time seem to pass in only one direction? These are among the deepest and most subtle concepts that one can explore, but Introducing Time presents these ideas in an easily accessible, lucid and engaging manner, wittily illustrated by Ralph Edney.
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- Allen & Unwin Introducing Time book Science & nature English Paperback 176 pages
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| Language version | English |
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| Genre | Science & nature |
| Release date (DD/MM/YYYY) | July 2010 |
| Number of pages | 176 pages |
| Written by | Craig Callender, Ralph Edney |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Suggested gender | Any gender |
| Book cover type | Paperback |
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