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How did atoms assemble here on earth, and perhaps on other worlds into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins. Prospects for humanity nonetheless encourages the reader to think beyond the new norms of diminished and collapsing expectations. Excerpt from just six numbers by martin rees basic books. Just six numbers the deep forces that shape the universe, basic books 2000, p3 the sixth crucial number has been known for centuries, although its now viewed in a new perspective. The genesis of the universe elegantly explained in a simple theory based on just six numbers by one of the worlds most renowned astrophysicists toggle navigation.
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