The Prophet and the Astronomer

出版者:W W Norton & Co Inc

作者:Gleiser, Marcelo

页数:304

出版时间:2003-7

价格:115.00元

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780393324310

Marcelo Gleiser explores the shared quest of ancient prophets and today's astronomers to explain the strange phenomena of our skies - from the apocalypse foretold in Revelations to modern science's ongoing identification of multiple cataclysmic threats, including the impact of comets and asteroids on earthly life; the likelihood of future collisions; the meaning of solar eclipses and the death of stars; the implications of black holes for time travel; and the ultimate fate of the universe and time.