TY  - BOOK
AU  - Primack,J.R.
AU  - Abrams,Nancy Ellen
TI  - The view from the center of the universe: discovering our extraordinary place in the cosmos 
SN  - 1594489149
AV  - QB981 .P85 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - History
KW  - Physics
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Cosmological revolutions: Wrapping your mind around the universe ; From the flat Earth to the heavenly spheres ; From the center of the universe to no place special -- pt. 2. The new scientific picture of the universe: What is the universe made of? : the cosmic density pyramid ; What is the center of the universe? : the cosmic spheres of time ; What size is the universe? : the cosmic uroboros ; Where do we come from? : the cosmic Las Vegas ; Are we alone? : the possibility of alien wisdom -- pt. 3. The meaningful universe: Think cosmically, act globally ; Taking our extraordinary place in the cosmos
ER  -