02750nam 2200649Ia 450 991046199730332120200520144314.01-283-54071-197866138531651-61168-395-5(CKB)2670000000237304(EBL)1085140(OCoLC)817806833(SSID)ssj0000744286(PQKBManifestationID)11930839(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000744286(PQKBWorkID)10842585(PQKB)11689645(MiAaPQ)EBC1085140(OCoLC)835771538(MdBmJHUP)muse21482(Au-PeEL)EBL1085140(CaPaEBR)ebr10603784(CaONFJC)MIL385316(EXLCZ)99267000000023730420050331e20051997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe dancing universe[electronic resource] from creation myths to the big bang /Marcelo Gleiser1st Dartmouth College/UPNE paperback ed.Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Press2005, c19971 online resource (353 p.)Understanding science and technology seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58465-466-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-325) and index.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. 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.Understanding science and technology series.CosmologyAstronomyElectronic books.Cosmology.Astronomy.215523.1Gleiser Marcelo882110MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461997303321The dancing universe1970345UNINA