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Description: Reality Is Not What It Seems : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141983219 : : 01 Jun 2017 : What are time and space made of? Where does matter come from? And what exactly is reality? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his life exploring these questions. Here he explains how our image of the world has changed throughout centuries. He takes us on a wondrous journey to show us that beyond our ever-changing idea of reality is a whole new world that has yet to be discovered. The Book Depository Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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