Matter and spirit in the universe : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology /
Cosmology is an unusual science with an unusual history. This bookexamines the formative years of modern cosmology from the perspectiveof its interaction with religious thought. As the first study of itskind, it reveals how closely associated the development of cosmologyhas been with considerations...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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London : Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub.,
©2004.
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Collection: | History of modern physical sciences ;
v. 3. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Preface; Contents; Introduction: Cosmo-theology before Einstein 1; A Thermodynamic Universe 2; Expanding Horizons 3; The Primeval-atom Universe 4; Cosmo-physics 5; Cosmology between Theism and Atheism 6; Epilogue: From Standard Model to Quantum Cosmology 7; Bibliography; Index.