Gribbin, John R.

Time & space / Time and space. written by John and Mary Gribbin. - London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley, c2000. - 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. - DK eyewitness books .

Includes index.

Space and time -- Ideas of the ancients -- Made to measure -- Exploring the globe -- Putting the earth in perspective -- Measuring time -- Like clockwork -- Biotime -- Biospace -- Timescales of history -- Shapes of space and time -- Putting the Universe in order -- Ultimate law of nature -- Ultimate speed limit -- marriage of space and time -- Special theory : proofs and tests -- Philosophy of time -- Beyond common sense -- Getting a grip on spacetime -- General theory: proofs and tests -- Black holes and beyond -- Across the Universe -- Across the Universes --God's dice -- Ultimate length -- Ultimate time -- Strings and things -- Birth of space and time -- How to build a time machine.

From the flat Earth to the all-encompassing black holes, novas to dark stars, Gribbin and DK bring young readers into the fascinating twilight zone of time and space.

ISBN: 0789455781 0789461714 (pb)

LCCN: 00503617

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Time.
Outer space.
Time measurements.

Dewey Class. No.: 530.11