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02046aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 F206E6F0800711ECA828FA2942ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220128010012 008 180622t20182018enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2018932294 020 $a 050029366X 020 $a 9780500293669 035 $a (OCoLC)1042081704 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d BDX $d YDX $d CDX $d BKL $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d NZGPL $d IAO $d OCLCQ $d CNGUL $d SILO 043 $a zo----- 100 1 $a Sparrow, Giles, $d 1970- $e author. 245 10 $a What shape is space? : $b a primer for the 21st century / $c Giles Sparrow ; general editor: Matthew Taylor. 264 1 $a London : $b Thames & Hudson, $c 2018. 300 $a 143 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm 490 1 $a The big idea 500 $a "Milestones" timeline located inside back flap. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- 1. Mapping Space -- 2. The Expanding Universe -- 3. The Omega Factor -- 4. The Shape of the Multiverse -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Picture Credits -- Index -- Acknowledgements. 520 $a "What Shape is Space?" is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow's effortless prose style easily renders them understandable, allowing readers to get to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Infographics, diagrams and astronomical visualizations illustrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space. 650 0 $a Cosmology $v Popular works. 651 0 $a Universe $v Popular works. 651 0 $a Outer space $v Popular works. 700 1 $a Taylor, Matthew, $d 1960- $e editor. 830 0 $a Big idea (Thames & Hudson) 941 $a 1 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20220128010250.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F206E6F0800711ECA828FA2942ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search