The dancing universe [[electronic resource] ] : from creation myths to the big bang / / Marcelo Gleiser

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461997303321
• Autore: Gleiser Marcelo
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hanover, NH, : Dartmouth College Press, 2005, c1997
• ISBN: 1-283-54071-1; 9786613853165; 1-61168-395-5
• Edizione: [1st Dartmouth College/UPNE paperback ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Collana: Understanding science and technology series
• Disciplina: 215; 523.1
• Soggetti: Cosmology; Astronomy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-325) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Beginnings -- Part II: The awakening -- Part III: The classical era -- Part IV: Modern times -- Part V: Modeling the universe -- Epilogue: Dancing with the universe -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Marcelo Gleiser refutes the notion that science and spirituality are irreconcilable. In The Dancing Universe, he traces mystical, philosophical, and scientific ideas about the cosmos through the past twenty-five centuries, from the ancient creation myths of numerous cultures to contemporary theories about an ever-expanding universe. He also explores the lives and ideas of history's greatest scientists, including Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein. By exploring how scientists have unlocked the secrets of gravity, matter, time, and space, Gleiser offers fresh perspective on the debate between science and faith.