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Author Siegfried, Tom, 1950- author.

Title The number of the heavens : a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos / Tom Siegfried.

Publisher Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.

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 Auburn PL Nonfiction Stacks  QB 981 .S5346 2019    DUE 04-01-24  
 Jesup ML Non Fiction  523.12 SIE    AVAILABLE  
 MMA Stacks  QB981 .S5346 2019    AVAILABLE  
Physical Description x, 330 pages ; 22 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Out of chaos, a multiverse -- Robert Grosseteste's multiverse -- Aristotle versus the atomists -- The condemnation of 1277 -- Condemnation aftermath -- Cusa and Copernicus -- Wandering in immensity -- Planets and people -- Island universes -- E pluribus universe -- Many quantum worlds -- Anthropic cosmology -- Brane worlds -- Defining the multiverse.
Summary "One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology-the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes-in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the nature of science and the quest for understanding"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Multiverse -- History.
Cosmology.
Science.
Parallel universes.