No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 205pp. Is the fact that our Universe strangely is hospitable to life providence or coincidence. Sir Martin Rees argues this concept, although we already have intimations of other universes. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8 x 5.5 inches.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Our Cosmic Habitat

Publisher

Orion, London

Publication Date

2002

Language

English

ISBN 10

0297829017

ISBN 13

9780297829010

Binding

Hard Cover

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Our universe seems strangely biophilic, or hospitable to life. Is this providence or coincidence? According to Martin Rees, the answer depends on the answer to another question, the one posed by Einstein s famous remark: What interests me most is whether God could have made the world differently. This highly engaging book centres on the fascinating consequences of the answer being yes . Rees explores the notion that our universe is just part of a vast multiverse, or ensemble of universes, in which most of the other universes are lifeless. What we call the laws of nature would then be local bylaws, imposed in the aftermath of our own Big Bang. In this scenario, our cosmic habitat would be a special, possibly unique universe where the prevailing laws of physics allowed life to emerge. Expanding our comprehension of the cosmos, OUR COSMIC HABITAT will be read and enjoyed by all those - scientists and non-scientists alike - who are as fascinated by the universe we inhabit, as is the author himself.

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Sir Martin Rees is Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, and holds the title of Astronomer Royal.

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