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Conceptions of Cosmos : From Myths to the Accelerating Universe: a History of Cosmology by Helge Kragh (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199665141
ISBN-139780199665143
eBay Product ID (ePID)143655205
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameConceptions of Cosmos : from Myths to the Accelerating Universe: a History of Cosmology
SubjectCosmology, Astronomy
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorHelge Kragh
Subject AreaScience
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"Conceptions of Cosmos is aimed at a relatively broad audience, though some background in the physical sciences will be used for the 20th-century sections. The book will certainly be enjoyed by working scientists and historians of science; its superb overview of the history of cosmology isunrivalled in terms of reliability and range of coverage." --Physics Today, January 2008, 'With clarity and grace, Kragh fits a tremendous mass of facts, ideas, and interconnections into this slim volume intended for students, general readers, and interconections into this slim volume intended for students, general readers, and scholars in sciences and humanities.'Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences, volume 37, part 2'Conceptions of Cosmos is aimed at a relatively broad audience, though some background in the physical sciences will be used for the 20th-century sections. The book will certainly be enjoyed by working scientists and historians of science; its superb overview of the history of cosmology is unrivalled in terms of reliability and range of coverage.'Physics Today, January 2008'Kragh...writes with engaging clarity and insight. His book is thought-provoking and enlightening, a joy from beginning to end. Essential reading...'Times Higher Education Supplement'Kragh has accomplished his stated intention 'to write a history of how scientists...explored and thought of the universe.'Choice, "With clarity and grace, Kragh fits a tremendous mass of facts, ideas, and interconnections into this slim volume intended for students, general readers, and interconections into this slim volume intended for students, general readers, and scholars in sciences and humanities." --Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences, volume 37, part 2, "Kragh...writes with engaging clarity and insight. His book is thought-provoking and enlightening, a joy from beginning to end. Essential reading..." --Times Higher Education Supplement
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal523.109
Table Of ContentIntroduction1. From Myths to the Copernican Universe2. The Newtonian Era3. Foundations of Modern Cosmology4. The Hot Big Bang5. New Horizons
SynopsisThis book is a historical account of how natural philosophers and scientists have endeavoured to understand the universe at large, first in a mythical and later in a scientific context. Starting with the creation stories of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, the book covers all the major events in theoretical and observational cosmology, from Aristotle's cosmos over the Copernican revolution to the discovery of the accelerating universe in the late 1990s. It presents cosmology as a subject including scientific as well as non-scientific dimensions, and tells the story of how it developed into a true science of the heavens. Contrary to most other books in the history of cosmology, it offers an integrated account of the development with emphasis on the modern Einsteinian and post-Einsteinian period. Starting in the pre-literary era, it carries the story onwards to the early years of the 21st century., Presenting a history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding, this title offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from Aristotle's Earth-centred cosmos to the discovery of the accelerating universe., This book presents the history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding. Starting with the ancient creation myths, it offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from Aristotle's Earth-centred cosmos to the recent discovery of the accelearting universe.
LC Classification NumberQB981
