The Essential Book of Time

The Essential Book of TimeExplore the incredible science and philosophy of time in this beautiful pocket volume, written by NASA astronomer and educator Sten Odenwald. Time is one of the great mysteries of the universe, which the scientific method is now endeavouring to pin down. Odenwald brings to life the philosophical and scientific conundrums about time in simple and accessible language. Covering subjects such as relativity, the arrow of time, entropy, Einstein's idea of

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