[A complimentary Cc of this posting was sent to Martin Gregorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>], who wrote in article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> If Stephen Hawking is right, the shape of the universe > >> is such that there isn't any time "before" the big bang > >> at all. It's like asking what's north of the North Pole.
> > I do not remember any statement like this - even from 70s... Could > > you provide a reference? There were conjectures about "initial > > singularity", but I do not recollect them related to SH. > Its in "A Short History of Time". Sorry I can't quote chapter or page, > but a friend borrowed my copy and lent me Dawkins "Climbing Mount > Improbable" before vanishing, never to be seen since. Not an equal > exchange: I preferred ASHOT to CMI. I would prefer a reference to a peer-reviewed paper. ;-) Thanks, Ilya -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
