Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine is written by Alan P. Lightman and published by Pantheon. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1101871865 (ISBN 10) and 9781101871867 (ISBN 13).

In this meditation on religion and science, Lightman explores the tension between our yearning for permanence and certainty, and the modern scientific discoveries that demonstrate the impermanent and uncertain nature of the world. As a physicist, he has always held a scientific view of the world. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea he was overcome by the sensation that he was merging with a grand and eternal unity, a hint of something absolute and immaterial. This is his exploration of these seemingly contradictory impulses, and the journey along the different paths of religion and science that become part of his quest. -- adapted from publisher info.