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Calculating the Cosmos
- How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
- De: Ian Stewart
- Narrado por: Dana Hickox
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He considers parallel universes, the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life, what forms extraterrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of life on Earth being snuffed out by an asteroid.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Crank alert: rejects modern cosmology
- De James Weisner en 03-20-17
- Calculating the Cosmos
- How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
- De: Ian Stewart
- Narrado por: Dana Hickox
needs a physicist to read
Revisado: 12-03-17
The problem with this book is that the reader who has a very nice voice knows absolutely nothing about physics and probably is not very well educated at all in particular common mistakes are made that significantly detract from the usability of the book for a general reader and are absolutely grating to someone with a physics education for example the use of the word casual where the correct word is causal is absolutely catastrophic there are any number of other mispronunciations and common mis readings of words where for example inflaton field is read as inflation field that significantly work against a reader who would like to follow up on the material or learn more on the topics the book itself seems to be excellent I think the author did an excellent job however the audio book cannot be called excellent it is at best mediocre and at worst terrible
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The Unknowing Sage
- The Life and Work of Faqir Chand
- De: David Christopher Lane
- Narrado por: Paul Stefano
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Faqir Chand was a remarkable Indian sage who spent over 75 years practicing an ancient meditation technique, popularly known today as surat shabd yoga, which attempts to induce a consciously controlled near-death experience. This book contains Faqir Chand's unique autobiography which was dictated shortly before his death in Urdu and translated during his lifetime into English. It also includes a seasoned selection of Faqir Chand's radical teachings.
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3 out of 5 stars
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many technical issues
- De Anonymous in Silicon Valley en 06-13-16
- The Unknowing Sage
- The Life and Work of Faqir Chand
- De: David Christopher Lane
- Narrado por: Paul Stefano
many technical issues
Revisado: 06-13-16
A fascinating work at its heart, and some interesting or useful context articles by the author. Technically many issues however, some chapters repeat (maybe indicat8ng that some are missing?), audio dubs over certain sections are not well matched to the reading, and the reading itself is not well timed and generally of poor quality. despite all of that, this is an important work, I believe. perhaps is is best enjoyed in paperback form however.
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