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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521242126
ISBN-139780521242127
eBay Product ID (ePID)1175422
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameAccidental Universe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectCosmology, General, Physics / General
Publication Year1982
TypeTextbook
AuthorPaul Davies
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN81-021592
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal523.1/1
Table Of ContentPreface; 1. The fundamental ingredients of nature; 2. Scales of structure; 3. The delicate balance; 4. Cosmic coincidences; 5. The anthropic principle; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisIn The Accidental Universe renowned expositor Paul Davies grapples with the most fundamental questions of all. What is our purpose and the purpose of the universe? Are both an accident of nature? Paul Davies guides us through the mysterious coincidences underlying the structure and properties of the universe we inhabit. He sets out the intriguing hypothesis that the appearance of the universe and its properties are highly contrived. Paul Davies gives a survey of the range of apparently miraculous accidents of nature that have enabled the universe to evolve its familiar structure of atoms, stars, galaxies and life itself. This remarkable book concludes with an investigation of the anthropic principle, which postulates that much of what we observe around us is a consequence of the presence of observers in the universe. This thesis of a cosmic biological selection effect is fiercely debated among scientists and is here set out clearly for a general readership., In The Accidental Universe renowned expositor Paul Davies grapples with the most fundamental questions of all. What is our purpose and the purpose of the universe? Are both an accident of nature? Paul Davies guides us through the mysterious coincidences underlying the structure and properties of the universe we inhabit.
LC Classification NumberQB981 .D268 1982
