Matter and spirit in the universe : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology / / Helge Kragh
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| Autore: |
Kragh Helge <1944->
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| Titolo: |
Matter and spirit in the universe : scientific and religious preludes to modern cosmology / / Helge Kragh
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-281-86661-X |
| 9786611866617 | |
| 1-86094-604-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820256303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
History of modern physical sciences ; ; v. 3.