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Matter and spirit in the universe : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology / / Helge Kragh



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Autore: Kragh Helge <1944-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Matter and spirit in the universe : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology / / Helge Kragh Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : Imperial College Press
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., c2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
Disciplina: 113
Soggetto topico: Cosmology - History
Cosmology - Religious aspects - History
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-289) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Matter and spirit in the universe  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-86661-X
9786611866617
1-86094-604-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820256303321
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Serie: History of modern physical sciences ; ; v. 3.