A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes (Record no. 426)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780553380163 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.1 H39 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hawking, Stephen |
| Relator term | Author |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Sagan, Carl |
| Relator term | Illustrator |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Miller, Ron |
| Relator term | Illustrator |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London: |
| Name of publisher | Bantam books, |
| Year of publication | 1988. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 219p.; 16cms. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | A Brief History Of Time is a book authored by the science whiz Stephen Hawking. This is the Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary edition.This New York Times bestseller is a pioneering book and gives us an insight into intense issues related to the universe. Questions such as how did the universe come into being, does time always flow forward, is the universe unending or is it defined by limitations, what is the extent of space, and what will happen eventually when it is all over is explained in the book. This great work of science presents everything in an easy-to-understand language.A Brief History Of Time demystifies terms like anti matter, quarks, black holes, arrows of time, and big bang for the layman. It talks about the bigger God and inexplicable and unforeseen possibilities. The author brings alive images with his astounding imagination. With his brilliant intellect, he the enlightens the reader about secrets of the universe. This book was published by Bantam in the year 1998. It was first published in 1988 with more than nine million copies in circulation and garnered widespread praise and acclaim. Then a decade later as science took leaps in technology, Stephen Hawking upgraded the new volume to include the latest observations. These interpretations actually confirm the theoretical predictions made by him in the first edition. This book is available in paperback. Key Features: The book revolutionises the way we perceive the universe and its truths.This edition comes with a whole new chapter on Wormholes and Time Travel and also a new introduction.<br/>Introduction by Carl Sagan |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | The universe, space, galaxies, quasars |
| General subdivision | Cosmology |
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| Topical Term | Physics |
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| Topical Term | Astronomy |
| General subdivision | Black holes |
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| Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Library | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Library | General Stacks | 523.1 H39 | 2515 | Books |