About This Book
An anniversary edition of a now-classic survey of the origin and nature of the universe features a new introduction by the author and a new chapter on the possibility of time travel and wormholes in space.
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 38m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 30m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 56m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 82,500 words📅 11 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 30 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 7 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 10 min
Audio 2x
4 h 35 min
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- 📅11 days reading 30 min/day
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