The author is a retired academic. To him, data, correctly gathered, are sacrosanct and if they clash with preconceived concepts those must go. He became interested the Hubble constant. Just as the ...lihat lebih banyakThe author is a retired academic. To him, data, correctly gathered, are sacrosanct and if they clash with preconceived concepts those must go. He became interested the Hubble constant. Just as the Rosetta stone led to many discoveries about ancient Egypt so solving the constant’s enigmas led to many discoveries in physics and astronomy. He is no respecter of the eminent if their opinions clash with data. No one, not even Einstein, is exempt. The book concentrates on time’s behaviour. Coincidentally he lives near time’s greatest monument, Stonehenge. Given his distrust of coincidences this statement is made through gritted teeth.lihat lebih sedikit