The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology
Buch
- Publisher:
- Helge Kragh, Malcolm Longair
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press, 05/2024
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780198896548
- Item number:
- 11804795
- Volume:
- 640 Pages
- Weight:
- 1225 g
- Format:
- 249 x 170 mm
- Thickness:
- 38 mm
- Release date:
- 28.5.2024
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
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Blurb
This handbook provides detailed coverage of historical discoveries in cosmology, such as the expansion of the universe, the Big Bang theory and the cosmic background radiation. It also examines erroneous theories and some modern and still controversial theories, such as the idea of many universes known as the multiverse hypothesis.
Biography (Helge Kragh)
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).
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology
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