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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Start date: February 1, 2018

Finish date: February 28, 2018

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Feb 16, 2018 Alok rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is a must read for any Astronomy and cosmology Enthusiast, and this book literally Covers BIG BANG TO BLACK HOLES , it scratches the basics almost all topics relates to Cosmology , Space , Space time , Big Bang , Microwave Background Radiation,Stars ,Uncertainty principle, A bit of Special and general Relativity and many other topics . And most importantly , if you want to do more reading and study in deep in Astronomy but you are uncertain of which particular topic to choose , This book su ...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Mark rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I think I read this book (years ago) when I was just starting college (?) This would be a good book to give to a young person
(high school or early college) to spark an interest in astrophysics or cosmology (or science in general). Hawking, like Sagan
previously, has the gift of explaining complex topics (like general relativity) in a way that a general audience can grasp.

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Jan 26, 2019 Elier Mancilla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cosmology, hawking, science

Es posible saber si el universo ha cambiado de forma debido a las señales de radio que nos llegan de galaxias distantes. Tratar de ver hacía ellas es ver hacia el pasado, ver el tiempo.
Me encanta la manera en la que esta escrito el libro a modo de entrevista, y como este es así mismo una pequeña analogía en cuanto a la historia del tiempo en nuestro planeta, narra como Hawking y sus compañeros vivieron el descubrimiento de los quasares y pulsares, como se fueron acercando cada vez más a demostr ...more

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