Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point: New Directions for the Physics of Time

Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point

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"Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point" by Huw Price is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Why does the past affect the future? Why doesn't the future affect the past? Or, to put it another way, what does Time's Arrow only point one way? In this innovative and controversial view of time, Huw Price argues that time is not, in fact, one-directional; it is merely our perspective from within time that makes it appear so. 10 linecut illustrations.

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Best For: Readers interested in the philosophical and scientific aspects of time and its directionality.

Focus: Explores the nature of time's direction, challenging the idea that time is inherently one-directional and examining our perspective within time.

Covers: Philosophical questions about causality and time's arrow, with insights from physics and astronomy, supported by 10 linecut illustrations.

Why It Matters: Offers a novel viewpoint on time that questions common assumptions about cause and effect, contributing to deeper understanding in philosophy and science.

"Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point" by Huw Price is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Topic: Deep Sky & Solar System

Author: Huw Price

Who this is for:

Astronomy students
Researchers and advanced hobbyists
Readers exploring space science topics

Why this book matters: It matters because it helps readers build a stronger understanding of astronomy concepts, observations, and scientific ideas related to space.

Why does the past affect the future? Why doesn't the future affect the past? Or, to put it another way, what does Time's Arrow only point one way? In this innovative and controversial view of time, Huw Price argues that time is not, in fact, one-directional; it is merely our perspective from within time that makes it appear so. 10 linecut illustrations.

Author	Huw Price
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Published	1996
ISBN-13	9780195100952
Binding	Hardcover
Pages	328
Language	English
Subjects	Philosophy
Topic	Deep Sky & Solar System