Helge Kragh: Matter and Spirit in the Universe: Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern Cosmology, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Helge Kragh

Matter and Spirit in the Universe: Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern Cosmology

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Verlag:: Imperial College Press, 11/2004
Einband:: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Sprache:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9781860944857
Artikelnummer:: 7435446
Umfang:: 312 Seiten
Gewicht:: 463 g
Maße:: 229 x 155 mm
Stärke:: 18 mm
Erscheinungstermin:: 10.11.2004
Hinweis: Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

Klappentext

Cosmology is an unusual science with an unusual history. This book examines the formative years of modern cosmology from the perspective of its interaction with religious thought. As the first study of its kind, it reveals how closely associated the development of cosmology has been with considerations of a philosophical and religious nature. From nineteenth-century thermodynamics to the pioneering cosmological works of Georges Lemaitre and Arthur E Milne, religion has shaped parts of modern cosmological theory. By taking the religious component seriously, a new and richer history of cosmology emerges.

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).