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Julian Barbour


Born
The United Kingdom
Genre
Science

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Ernst Mach ...more


Julian Barbour (1937) is a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science.

Since receiving his PhD degree on the foundations of Einstein's general theory of relativity at the University of Cologne in 1968, Barbour has supported himself and his family without an academic position, working part-time as a translator. He has research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science. ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 3,794 ratings · 160 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors
The End of Time: The Next R...
4.11 avg rating — 3,542 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions
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The Janus Point
3.36 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2020 — 16 editions
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The Discovery of Dynamics: ...
4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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Mach's Principle: From Newt...
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Absolute or Relative Motion...
3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1989
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“The mature brain is a time capsule. History resides in its structure.”
― Julian B. Barbour, The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe
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“You are the music of the spheres heard from the particular vantage point that is you.”
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“Yesterday seems to come before today, because today contains records (memories) of yesterday.”
― Julian Barbour, The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe
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