A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

ISBN-10
0593015185
ISBN-13
9780593015186
Series
A Brief History of Time
Category
Cosmology
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
1988
Author
Stephen W. Hawking

Description

Provides an introduction to today's scientific ideas about the cosmos and reviews past theories. Also covers black holes, quarks, antimatter, and other mysteries of physics.

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