The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology by Helge Kragh (English)

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Provides detailed coverage of historical discoveries in cosmology, such as the expansion of the universe, the Big Bang theory and the cosmic background radiation. The book also examines erroneous theories, and includes sections on some modern and still controversial theories, such as the idea of many universes known as the multiverse hypothesis.

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Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of cosmology from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century.It provides historical background to what we know about the universe today,including not only the successes but also the many false starts. Big Bang theory features prominently, but so does the defunct steady state theory. The book starts with a chapter on the pre-Einstein period(1860-1910) and ends with chapters on modern developments such as inflation, dark energy and multiverse hypotheses. The chapters are organized chronologically, with some focusing on theory and others more on observations and technological advances. A few of the chapters discuss more general ideas, relating to larger contexts such as politics, economy, philosophy and world views.

Author Biography

Helge Kragh gained doctoral degrees in physics (1981) and in philosophy (2007). He was a high school teacher in physics and chemistry (1970-87), and then later a professor of history of science at Cornell University, USA; University of Oslo, Norway; and University of Aarhus, Denmark (1987-2015). After retiring, he is now emeritus professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Malcolm Longair is Director of Development and Outreach,Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the RoyalSociety (2016-2020). Longair has previously held positions as a university lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (1970--80); Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (1980-90); Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1991--2008); andHead of Cavendish Laboratory (1997--2005).

Table of Contents

1: Helge Kragh: Cosmological theories before and without Einstein2: Robert W. Smith: Observations and the universe3: Matteo Realdi: Relativistic models and the expanding universe4: Helge Kragh: Alternative cosmological theories5: Helge Kragh: Steady state theory and the cosmological controversy6: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1940 to 19807: Malcolm Longair: Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology8: Bruce Partridge: The cosmic microwave background: From discovery to precision cosmology9: Silvia de Bianchi: Space science and technological progress: Testing theories of relativistic gravity and cosmology during the Cold War10: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1980 to 201811: Malcolm Longair and Chris Smeenk: Inflation, dark matter, and dark energy12: Milan M. Cirkovic: Stranger things: Multiverse, string theory, physical eschatology13: Chris Smeenk: Philosophical aspects of cosmology

Long Description

Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of cosmology from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century.It provides historical background to what we know about the universe today, including not only the successes but also the many false starts. Big Bang theory features prominently, but so does the defunct steady state theory. The book starts with a chapter on the pre-Einstein period (1860-1910) and ends with chapters on modern developments such as inflation, dark energy and multiverse hypotheses. The chapters are organized chronologically, with some focusing on theory and others more onobservations and technological advances. A few of the chapters discuss more general ideas, relating to larger contexts such as politics, economy, philosophy and world views.

Feature

In-depth exploration of the early development of cosmologyExamines sociological, philosophical, as well as technical, aspects of cosmologyProvides a comprehensive description of the background needed for all courses in modern cosmologyIncludes few equations, and the key concepts can be appreciated without the technical detail

Details ISBN0198817665 ISBN-10 0198817665 ISBN-13 9780198817666 Format Hardcover Language English Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Handbooks Year 2019 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Malcolm Longair Birth 1955 Position Barrister Affiliation Barrister, Fountain Court DEWEY 523.109 Publication Date 2019-03-13 UK Release Date 2019-03-13 NZ Release Date 2019-03-13 Pages 628 Illustrator Alex Paterson Qualifications J.D. Author Malcolm Longair Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2019-04-03 We've got this

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