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The Book of Nothing : Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
The Book of Nothing Vacuums Voids and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
Author: John Barrow
What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary quantum physicists believe that the void is actually seet...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375726095
ISBN-10: 0375726098
Publication Date: 8/13/2002
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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