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Autore |
Kragh Helge <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Matter and spirit in the universe [[electronic resource] ] : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology / / Helge Kragh |
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London, : Imperial College Press |
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-86661-X |
9786611866617 |
1-86094-604-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (311 p.) |
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Collana |
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History of modern physical sciences ; ; v. 3 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cosmology - History |
Cosmology - Religious aspects - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-289) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 of a philosophical and religiousnature. |
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