Ancient Light Our Changing View of the Universe

Lightman, Alan

ISBN 10: 0674033620 / ISBN 13: 9780674033627

Published by Harvard University Press, 1991, 1991

About this Item

Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+ to Near Fine. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light bend on last three page corners about 2" from tip. D/j edges rubbed and 1/4" tear on top front spine corner of d/j. Black cloth spine and edges with silver lettering on spine, blue boards. 170 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Light Our Changing View of the Universe
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674033620
• ISBN 13: 9780674033627
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Environment

About this title

Synopsis

A leading astrophysicist summarizes the new theories of the origin of the universe and explains how they discredit older hypotheses, such as the "Big Bang" theory

About the Author

Alan Lightman is Professor of Science and Writing and Senior Lecturer in Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a Research Scientist at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.