A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen W. Hawking; Carl Sagan [Introduction]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 055305340X
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053401
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Synopsis
A Brief History of Time (subtitled "From the Big Bang to Black Holes") is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1200
- Title
- A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- Author
- Stephen W. Hawking; Carl Sagan [Introduction]
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, Second State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 055305340X
- ISBN 13
- 9780553053401
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- Toronto; New York; etc.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- quantum, space, time, dimension, quark, big bang, universe, physics, einstein, relativity,parallel, reality, astronomy, cosmology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology;
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