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An epic exploration of the cosmos reflects a changed landscape around science in the 21st century, finds Alison Flood Book A Brief History of the Universe Sarah Alam Malik Simon & Schuster (UK, 12 February) William Morrow (US, 5 May) IN 1988, Stephen Hawking published A Brief History of Time, an exploration and explanation of cosmology by the renowned physicist that became an unlikely, and huge, bestseller. Shameful admission: I set out to read an updated edition as a curious, literature-studying teenager, and struggled. I never finished it. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第269卷 第3581期 · 2026年2月7日,Alison Flood。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。