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    Astrophysics and the Middle Way
    Astrophysics and the Middle Way
    Astrophysics and the Middle Way
    Audiobook52 minutes

    Astrophysics and the Middle Way

    Written by Vic Mansfield

    Narrated by Michael Toms

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    About this audiobook

    The parallels between science and mysticism are explored as Mansfield, a professor of physics and astronomy at Colgate University, speaks of how he as a physicist has been influenced by exposure to eastern philosophical systems, especially Buddhism.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew Dimensions Foundation
    Release dateOct 30, 1987
    ISBN9780781308212
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