Jayant Narlikar’s second edition of The Lighter Side of Gravity (Cambridge
University Press, £9.95, ISBN 0 521 56565 0), an accessible account of
gravity, black holes and the Universe, has been updated, but he retains his
sceptical views on the big bang. A refreshing alternative to the received
wisdom..
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