"A work of scientific substance and critical wisdom, developed in the urbane idiom of a French scholar." -- J. T. Fraser, founder, International Society for the Study of Time "This is the book for those of us who couldn't wade completely through Hawking's A Brief History of Time and now have it collecting dust on our bookshelves. Well written, thought-provoking, and, most important, understandable." -- Michael Epstein, analytical spectroscopist/chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology What ...
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"A work of scientific substance and critical wisdom, developed in the urbane idiom of a French scholar." -- J. T. Fraser, founder, International Society for the Study of Time "This is the book for those of us who couldn't wade completely through Hawking's A Brief History of Time and now have it collecting dust on our bookshelves. Well written, thought-provoking, and, most important, understandable." -- Michael Epstein, analytical spectroscopist/chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology What is time? Does it really pass? These and other fascinating questions about the nature of time animate a continuing philosophical and scientific debate. In this popular French book, now available for the first time in English; my Lestienne moves to make the bewildering concepts of time accessible--and interesting. He uses Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and others to demonstrate how the concepts of causality and entropy became so pervasive that they eventually were substituted for time itself. He also shows how recent advances in astronomy, particle physics, developmental life sciences, and the neurosciences are helping to shape a new philosophical vision of time.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; Ex-library paperback (rebound as hardcover) in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
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Fine copy, as new. Translated from the French by E.C. Neher. 9"x 6" trade pbk, glossy illus cover, unpriced; 220 pgs w/ 7-pg intro; notes, bibliography & index. quotes by Michael Epstein & J.T. Fraser.
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As New. 220p. A softcover book in fine condition, except that the lamination on the front cover is starting to form air pockets along the edges. Clean and tight. Philosophical study of the nature of time.
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Good. Used, cover has light scratches, some outer edges have minor scuffs, some pages have heavy underlining, book content is in good readable condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Lecture Notes in Computer Science; 890.
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