Varying Gravity - Helge Kragh (Buch)

Helge Kragh: Varying Gravity

Varying Gravity

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Dirac¿s Legacy in Cosmology and Geophysics

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Springer International Publishing, 03/2018
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-13: 9783319796154
Bestellnummer: 10054893
Umfang: 200 Seiten
Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Gewicht: 312 g
Maße: 235 x 155 mm
Stärke: 11 mm
Erscheinungstermin: 30.3.2018
Serie: Science Networks. Historical Studies - Band 54
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

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Klappentext

The main focus of this book is on the interconnection of two unorthodox scientific ideas, the varying-gravity hypothesis and the expanding-earth hypothesis. As such, it provides a fascinating insight into a nearly forgotten chapter in both the history of cosmology and the history of the earth sciences.
The hypothesis that the force of gravity decreases over cosmic time was first proposed by Paul Dirac in 1937. In this book the author examines in detail the historical development of Dirac s hypothesis and its consequences for the structure and history of the earth, the most important of which was that the earth must have been smaller in the past.

Biografie

After graduation from the University of Copenhagen in Physics and Chemistry, and a period as teacher in gymnasium schools, Helge Kragh became Associate Professor at Cornell University, Departments of History and Physics. Later, he took positions as Curator at the Steno Museum for Science and Medicine and Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oslo, Norway. Since 1997, he has been Professor of the History of Science and Technology, University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science, the International Academy for the History of Science, and of the European Academy of Science. He was President of the European Society for the History of Science (2008-2010).