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Time and space are finite in extent, but they don't have any boundary or edge. They would be like the surface of the earth, but with two more dimensions.
Time and space are finite in extent, but they don't have any boundary or edge. They would be like the surface of the earth, but with two more dimensions.
Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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- Stephen Hawking
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- Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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