Cosmology and Controversy

The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe

Auteurs

• Helge Kragh

Paramètres

• 516 pages
• 19 heures de lecture

• Histoire
• Nonfiction
• Physique
• Science
• Sciences naturelles

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The book explores the historical evolution of scientific cosmology from myth and philosophy to a physics-based discipline between 1920 and 1970. Helge Kragh delves into the emergence of the big bang theory, highlighting its empirical validation of long-held beliefs about the universe's origins. He details the controversies involving prominent scientists and the competition between the big bang and steady-state theories, illustrating the intellectual struggle over the concept of an evolving universe with a definitive beginning.

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 1999
• Reliure: (souple)