Rare first edition of Stephen Hawking's first book, one of the most important works of theoretical physics of the 20th century.
Near fine in a very good plus jacket.
Price: $4,500.00
"[T]he first comprehensive presentation of a theory of cosmology taking into account the discoveries of the past quarter century." — Lawrence MarKus
Hawking's LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE OF SPACE-TIME discusses the implication of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity on the formation of black holes (a lifelong obsession for Hawking) as well as the Big Bang. The first title in the now long-running Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics series and called "a masterpiece" on publication (Bryce Dewitt), the book has gone through numerous editions, including one to honor its 50th anniversary in 2023. This copy comes from the collection of physicist Freydoon Mansouri (1936–2003), whose work on string theory was foundational to that field and who later helped formulate the MacDowell–Mansouri action, used to derive Einstein's field equations of general relativity. A classic and hugely influential text with significant provenance linking two important physicists.
Read more: Dewitt, "Much-Esteemed Theory," in Science (Vol. 182, No. 4113), 705; Markus, "Review: S. W. Hawking and G. F. R. Ellis, The large scale structure of space-time," Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (November 1976).
First printing. Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1973. 8.75'' x 5.75''. Original full blue cloth with spine titles stamped in silver. In original price-clipped mustard yellow printed jacket. [xii], 392 pages. Ownership stamps of noted physicist Freydoon Mansouri to top-, fore-, and bottom edges, as well as title page. Jacket spine mildly sunned, minor edgwear, a few small closed tears with tape repairs to verso. Overall, clean and sound.
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