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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very
extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development
of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the
History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and
authoritative account of the history of cosmology from the late
nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. It provides
historical background to what we know about the universe today,
including not only the successes but also the many false starts.
Big Bang theory features prominently, but so does the defunct
steady state theory. The book starts with a chapter on the
pre-Einstein period (1860-1910) and ends with chapters on modern
developments such as inflation, dark energy and multiverse
hypotheses. The chapters are organized chronologically, with some
focusing on theory and others more on observations and
technological advances. A few of the chapters discuss more general
ideas, relating to larger contexts such as politics, economy,
philosophy and world views.
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