The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

AvLongair Kragh,LONGAIR KRAGH,Helge Kragh,Malcolm Longair,Denmark) Kragh, Helge (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen,Cavendish Laboratory) Longair, Malcolm (Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy

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Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of cosmology from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century.It provides historical background to what we know about the universe today, including not only the successes but also the many false starts. Big Bang theory features prominently, but so does the defunct steady state theory. The book starts with a chapter on the pre-Einstein period (1860-1910) and ends with chapters on modern developments such as inflation, dark energy and multiverse hypotheses. The chapters are organized chronologically, with some focusing on theory and others more on observations and technological advances. A few of the chapters discuss more general ideas, relating to larger contexts such as politics, economy, philosophy and world views.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-03-13
Mått181 x 253 x 37 mm
Vikt1 378 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Handbooks
Antal sidor628
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198817666

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Helge Kragh gained doctoral degrees in physics (1981) and in philosophy (2007). He was a high school teacher in physics and chemistry (1970-87), and then later a professor of history of science at Cornell University, USA; University of Oslo, Norway; and University of Aarhus, Denmark (1987-2015). After retiring, he is now emeritus professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.Malcolm Longair is Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society (2016-2020). Longair has previously held positions as a university lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (1970--80); Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (1980-90); Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1991--2008); andHead of Cavendish Laboratory (1997--2005).

1: Helge Kragh: Cosmological theories before and without Einstein2: Robert W. Smith: Observations and the universe3: Matteo Realdi: Relativistic models and the expanding universe4: Helge Kragh: Alternative cosmological theories5: Helge Kragh: Steady state theory and the cosmological controversy6: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1940 to 19807: Malcolm Longair: Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology8: Bruce Partridge: The cosmic microwave background: From discovery to precision cosmology9: Silvia de Bianchi: Space science and technological progress: Testing theories of relativistic gravity and cosmology during the Cold War10: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1980 to 201811: Malcolm Longair and Chris Smeenk: Inflation, dark matter, and dark energy12: Milan M. Cirkovic: Stranger things: Multiverse, string theory, physical eschatology13: Chris Smeenk: Philosophical aspects of cosmology

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