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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE: From Ancient Ba

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9781845296841
Tells the story of how our knowledge of the cosmos has developed, beginning with Stonehenge and ending with the debate on String Theory. This title puts in context many of the greatest discoveries and many of the dominant personalities: Aristotle, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton, an...
Since the dawn of humanity, men have attempted to divine the nature of the heavens. The first astronomers mapped the movement of the seasons and used the positions of the constellations for augurs and astrology. Today, the search goes ever deeper into the nature of reality and life itself. In this accessible overview, astrophysicist J. P. McEvoy tells the story of how our knowledge of the cosmos has developed, beginning with Stonehenge and ending with the current debate on String Theory. He puts in context many of the greatest discoveries of all time and many of the dominant personalities: Aristotle, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton, and as we approach the modern era, Einstein, Eddington, and Hawking. McEvoy's own argument is that astronomy is a science of observation and experiment rather than models and mathematics, and that much of current thinking is too reliant on unprovable conjecture. This controversial belief informs a colourful and fascinating account.

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Автор J.P. McEvoy
Страници 320
Корица мека
Език английски
Година 2010
Дата на получаване 27.08.2013 г.
Издателство Constable
ID на книга 56609684
ISBN 9781845296841
Категории Природни и точни науки
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