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The world within the world

by John D. Barrow

Presents a wide-ranging interdisciplinary study of the evolving concept of laws of Nature. The author traces the gradual deveopment of our concept of what law of Nature are and how we come to know them. The scientific and mathematical concepts are discussed in a serious but non-technical style within a historical context.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?