Masks of the Universe: Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos - Couverture souple

Harrison, Edward

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 110740262X ISBN 13 : 9781107402621

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

To the ancient Greeks the universe consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. To Saint Augustine it was the Word of God. To many modern scientists it is the dance of atoms and waves, and in years to come it may be different again. What then is the real Universe? History shows that in every age each society constructs its own universe, believing it to be the real and final Universe. Yet each universe is only a model or mask of the unknown Universe. Originally published in 2003, this book brings together fundamental scientific, philosophical, and religious issues in cosmology, raising thought-provoking questions. In every age people have pitied the universes of their ancestors, convinced that they have at last discovered the ultimate truth. Does the modern model stand at the threshold of discovering everything, or will it, like all the rest, come to be pitied?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Edward Harrison is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Massachusetts, and adjunct Professor of Astronomy at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 110740262X
• ISBN 13: 9781107402621
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 342
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