The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe by John D. Barrow

The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe

John D. Barrow

384 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts t...

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