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The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe (Paperback)

by Steven Weinberg (Author) "THE ORIGIN of the universe is explained in the Younger Edda, a collection of Norse myths compiled around 1220 by the Icelandic magnate Snorri Sturleson..." (more)
Key Phrases: vacuum mass density, characteristic expansion time, cosmic microwave radiation background, Cosmological Principle, Andromeda Nebula, Milky Way (more...)
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This classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains to general readers what happened when the universe began, and how we know.


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books; 2 Updated edition (August 17, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465024378
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465024377
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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