ocm48811197, OCoLC, 2014-08-28, 020115s2001 nyua b 001 0 eng, 2002000538, , , GBA3-13390, , , 50663519, 491463376, , , 0393049876 (hardcover), 9780393049879 (hardcover), , , , , (OCoLC)48811197, , , (OCoLC)50663519, (OCoLC)491463376, DLC, eng, DLC, UKM, VOC, BAKER, BTCTA, YDXCP, XXH, ZWZ, OCLCQ, XV9, OCLCF, , , eng, por, 1, , pcc, , , QB 981, G57413 2001, 0, 0, QB 981, P3143, Gleiser, Marcelo,, , , Fim da terra e do céu., 1, 0, English, The prophet and the astronomer :, a scientific journey to the end of time /, by Marcelo Gleiser., 1, 4, New York :, W.W. Norton,, 2001., , , New York :, W.W. Norton,, 2001., xv, 256 p. :, ill. ;, 24 cm., , , Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index., , , Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part I : End is near! -- Skies are falling -- Celestial messages ; Bridge to eternity ; Dreams of perfection ; Visions of doom and redemption ; Revelations of the end -- Heaven's alarm to the world -- Importance of being vague ; Wars of redemption ; Masque of the red death ; Re-creating heaven and hell ; Apocalypse now! ; Thus spoke the science apologist -- Part II : Cosmic collisions -- Making worlds -- Stone of Aegospotami ; Evil also rises ; Cosmic boils ; Rationalization of doom ; Genesis of worlds ; Genesis of worlds, circa A.D. 2001 -- Impact! -- Geology turns catastrophe ; Dinosaur doom ; Apocalyse now? ; Searching for killers ; Fighting doom in outer space ; Prepare or else! -- Part III : Rise and fall of stars -- Fire in the sky -- Sun worshipers ; Solar chemistry ; Solar alchemy ; Red giants ; Shedding of the veil -- Cosmic maelstroms -- Unbearable heaviness of being ; New stars that are old ; Absurd idea ; Last bastions of normalcy ; Gravity redefined ; Descent into the maelstrom : prologue ; Descent into the maelstrom : a fantasy ; Descent into the maelstrom : Postscript -- Part IV : To the end of time -- Fire and ice -- Cosmos, circa 1945 ; Cosmos, circa 1980 ; Short discourse on time : part I -- Time regained -- Cosmos, circa 1998 : building blocks ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : the quartet of fundamental forces ; Quest for unification : the inner-space/outer-space connection ; Quest for unification : toward the beginning ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : cosmic challenges ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : inflating the big bang ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : the quest for new cosmic origins ; Cosmos, circa 2002 : remembrance of fluctuations past ; Cosmos, circa 2002 : the return of the ether? ; Short discourse on time : part 2 -- Epilogue : Celestial wisdom., 0, , An exploration of the quest by both prophets and astonomers to explain the strange phenomena of our skies., , , Modern Book, , , 2002.009, , , Cosmology., Religion and science., End of the universe., , , , 0, 0, 0, Baker and Taylor, BTCP, , , 2002000538, HELD BY AP$ - 856 OTHER HOLDINGS, , , c, a, m, 4, a, a48811197zDLCdURIhCoreiLCCkDDCnSummaryppcctContentsu20131007, a232526356zMCSbHARVARD UNIVhFull batchiLCCkDDCu20100703, a133865416zRBNbBROWN UNIVhCoreiLCCppccu20100724, a481771555zN15bNEW YORK UNIV, GROUP BATCHLOADhCoreiLCCkDDCppccu20100728, a176207497zPULbPRINCETON UNIVhCoreiLCCkDDCppccu20100707, a190253835zPAUbUNIV OF PENNSYLVANIAhCoreiLCCkDDCu20100729, a268477518zCUDbCAMBRIDGE UNIVhFulliLCCkDDCu20110202, a686740888zYUSbYALE UNIV LIBRhFull OCLC memberiLCCkDDCppccu20101129, aZ0bAP$, QB981 .G57413 2001
