
The View From the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos
In this strikingly original book, a world-renowned cosmologist and an innovative writer of the history and philosophy of science uncover an astonishing truth: Humans actually are central to the universe. What does this mean for our culture and our personal lives? The answer is revolutionary: a science-based cosmology that allows us to understand the universe as a whole and our extraordinary place in it.Author: Joel R. Primack, Nancy Ellen AbramsPublisher: Penguin Adult Hc/TrPublished: 08/07/2007Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.06w x 1.08dISBN13: 9781594482557ISBN10: 1594482551BISAC Categories:- Science | Space Science | Cosmology- Body, Mind & Spirit | Spiritualism | GeneralAbout the AuthorJoel R. Primack, emeritus professor of physics at the University of California, received his AB from Princeton in 1966 and his PhD from Stanford in 1970. He was then a junior fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. He is one of the principal originat