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Time & space / written by John and Mary Gribbin.

Gribbin, John, 1946- (Author). Gribbin, Mary. (Added Author). Gribbin, John, 1946- (Added Author).

Summary:

Text and full-color photographs and 3-D models present information about time and space.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1564586197
  • ISBN: 9781564586193
  • ISBN: 0751310468
  • ISBN: 9780751310467
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American edition
  • Publisher: London ; Dorling Kindersley, 1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Space and time -- Ideas of the ancients -- Made to measure -- Exploring the globe -- Putting the earth in perspective -- Measuring time -- Like clockwork -- Biotime -- Biospace -- Timescales of history -- The shapes of space and time -- Putting the universe in order -- The ultimate law of nature -- The ultimate speed limit -- The marriage of time and space -- Special theory: proofs and tests -- The philosophy of time -- Beyond common sense -- Getting a grip on spacetime -- General theory: proofs and tests -- Black holes and beyond -- Across the universe -- Across the universes -- God's dice -- Ultimate length -- Strings and things -- The birth of space and time -- How to build a time machine.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.1 1 11070.
Subject:
Space and time > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 9 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library J530.1 G 921933 (Text) 36015001486774 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library J530.1 G 921937 (Text) 36015000876256 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/06/2026

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