Barrow, John D.

The Constants of Nature: From Alpha to Omeda--the Numbers that Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe

New York: Pantheon Books, [2002]. First American edition. First printing. Hardcover. 9 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches; 242 by 162 mm. xv, 352 pages. Hardcover; book and jacket in fine condition. Bound in blue cloth with blue paper-covered boards, in a blue jacket. With "a winning way with historical anecdote and apt quotation and a forceful eloquence," the author, a professor of mathematical sciences at the University of Cambridge, gives an account of constant numbers used in physics, including discussion of whether they are truly constant. Jacket enclosed in a clear, archival-quality, removable protective cover. Item #344
ISBN: 0375422218

Price: $10.00