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Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Is the Universe Infinite or Is It Just Really Big? | p. 3 |
Infinity | p. 8 |
Newton, 300 Years, and Einstein | p. 20 |
Special Relativity | p. 28 |
General Relativity | p. 43 |
Quantum Chance and Choice | p. 57 |
Death and Black Holes | p. 71 |
Life and the Big Bang | p. 88 |
Beyond Einstein | p. 110 |
Adventures in Flatland and Hyperspace | p. 115 |
Topology: Links, Locks, Loops | p. 127 |
Through the Looking Glass | p. 145 |
Wonderland in 3D | p. 155 |
Mirrors in the Sky | p. 166 |
How the Universe Got Its Spots | p. 178 |
The Ultimate Prediction | p. 196 |
Scars of Creation | p. 203 |
The Shape of Things to Come | p. 213 |
Epilogue | p. 217 |
Index | p. 219 |
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