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From the author of 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, a companion volume perfectly ...
'Fascinating-The major strength of the book lies in the diversity of topics discussed' Nature
John D. Barrow is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the current Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London. His principal area of scientific research is cosmology, and he is the author of many highly acclaimed books about the nature and significance of modern developments in physics, astronomy, and mathematics, including The Origin of the Universe, The Universe that Discovered Itself; The Book of Nothing, The Constants of Nature, The Infinite Book: a Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless, The Artful Universe Expanded, New Theories of Everything, and Cosmic Imagery.
'Barrow explains nothing with great clarity, a lovely lightness of touch and enormous erudition' Spectator
Everything you might want to know about infinity - in history and all the way to today's cutting-edge science.
'If you are fascinated by the limits of knowledge, you will be richly rewarded by this book' New Scientist
'Its scope is, appropriately, vast' Nature
Eminent cosmologist Professor John Barrow uses simple mathematics to explain one hundred of life's most perplexing questions...
In this lavishly illustrated book one of the UK's most distinguished scientists tells the story of science through 200 of the subject's key images.
A book about universes - expanding, contracting, oscillating, time-travelling - from the bestselling author of 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know.
BRAIN SHOTS: The byte-sized guide to all the things you didn't know you didn't know...
From the author of 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, a companion volume perfectly timed for the Olympic Games