What Shape Is Space? - A primer for the 21st century (Sparrow Giles)(Paperback / softback)

What Shape Is Space? is a question with 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 renders them understandable, allowing readers to come to grips with the overarching debates at the cutting edge of cosmology today. Illustrations, diagrams, and astronomical visualizations demonstrate and clarify the various astonishing implications of a universe of infinite space.This entry in the "Big Idea" series explores four key topics: "Mapping Space," featuring the evidence that favors the expanding and infinite universe theory; "The Expanding Universe," which examines the rate at which the cosmos is expanding; "The Omega Factor," which explores the possibilities for different types of hypothetically infinite universes; and "The Shape
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