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Kragh, Helge

Cosmology and Controversy: The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe

Princeton University Press, 1999. ., 1996

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Year of publication
1996
ISBN
0691026238
Author
Kragh, Helge
Publishers
Princeton University Press, 1999. .
Keyword
Scienza Science Mathematics
Cover description
As New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

8vo 500 pages As described on the back cover: " 'Cosmology and Controversy' presents the development of scientific cosmology for the first time as a historical event, one that embroiled many scientists in a controversy over the very notion of an evolving universe with a beginning in time. Helge Kragh examines how the big-bang theory drew inspiration from and eventually triumphed over rival views, mainly the steady-state theory and its concept of a stationary universe of infinite age. By exploring the similarities and tensions between the theories, Kragh provides the reader with indispensable background for understanding much of today's commentary about our universe."