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This 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.
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Professor Helge S. Kragh
History of Science Department, University of Aarhus, Denmark. 1988-90, Associate Professor (Physics, History of Science) at Cornell University, NY, USA.
1994-97, Professor of History of Science, University of Oslo, Norway.
1997 onwards Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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"Kragh has accomplished his stated intention 'to write a history of how scientists...explored and thought of the universe."--Choice
"He has done an excellent job in keeping the reader's attention on the big picture while providing enough detail to ensure that the discoveries and changes are intelligible."--Physics Today
"Kragh has accomplished his stated intention 'to write a history of how scientists...explored and thought of the universe."--Choice
"He has done an excellent job in keeping the reader's attention on the big picture while providing enough detail to ensure that the discoveries and changes are intelligible."--Physics Today
"Kragh has accomplished his stated intention 'to write a history of how scientists...explored and thought of the universe."--Choice
"He has done an excellent job in keeping the reader's attention on the big picture while providing enough detail to ensure that the discoveries and changes are intelligible."--Physics Today
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0199209162
- ISBN 13 9780199209163
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages284
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