TY - BOOK AU - Barrow,John D. TI - The constants of nature: from Alpha to Omega--the numbers that encode the deepest secrets of the universe SN - 0375422218 AV - QC39 .B37 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Pantheon Books KW - Physical constants KW - Popular works N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-342) and index; Before the beginning -- Journey towards ultimate reality -- Superhuman standards -- Further, deeper, fewer: the quest for a theory of everything -- Eddington's unfinished symphony -- Mystery of the very large numbers -- Biology and the stars -- Anthropic principle -- Altering constants and rewriting history -- New dimensions -- Variations on a constant theme -- Reach for the sky -- Other worlds and big questions UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random051/2002075 975.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2002 075975.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random042/ 2002075975.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy035/2002075975.h tml ER -