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Nothing a very short introduction

Title
Nothing [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Frank Close.
Author
Close, F. E.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description
1 online resource (157 p.) : ill.
Summary
What is 'the void'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - 'nothing' - exist? This text explores the science & history of the elusive void - from Aristotle's theories to black holes & quantum particles, & why our very latest discoveries about the vacuum can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.
Series Statement
Very short introductions
Uniform Title
Very short introductions.
Subject
  • Physics > Philosophy
  • Nothing (Philosophy)
  • Physics > Philosophy > History
  • Cosmology
Note
  • Originally published: as The void. 2007.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
ISBN
9780191777004 (ebook)
OCLC
EDZ0000156559
Author
Close, F. E.
Title
Nothing [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Frank Close.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series
Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Close, F. E. Void.
Other Form:
Print version 9780199225866
Branch Call Number
WEB RESOURCE (Very Short Introductions)
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