The Virtue Of Heresy - Confessions Of A Dissident Astronomer (Paperback)

"The Virtue of Heresy - Confessions of a Dissident Astronomer" is a narrative account of the 30-year struggle by the author to put the "physical" back into "physics". With sporadic assistance from a fictional alter-ego character named Haquar, the author traces the history of astronomy and physics to the point of their confluence with meta-mathematics. From there on, the fundamental hypotheses of cosmology, and indeed of physical science generally, became increasingly detached from observed reality and more like psychedelic mind games than works of empirical science. Hilton Ratcliffe guilelessly confronts these issues head-on, spicing the tale with humour and fascinating anecdotes of his association with some of the finest scientific minds of our era. His passion for true science and child-like awe at the wonders of the Universe are infused in every line. A classic.

General

Imprint:	Authorhouse
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	June 2007
Authors:	Hilton Ratcliffe
Dimensions:	228 x 150 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-1-4343-0727-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Theoretical & mathematical astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General relativity Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > Special relativity Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Analytical chemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4343-0727-1
Barcode:	9781434307279

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Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | Review by: Hilton R.

Hilton is a great storyteller. Curious minds of all ages will thrill to his telling of a journey through the real universe. This is science unplugged, without the magical thinking and mathematical models that have mystified our heavens and isolated us from our own exciting universe. Hilton Ratcliffe's new book, "THE VIRTUE OF HERESY: Confessions of a Dissident Astronomer", will be a delight to those who are seriously interested in the mysteries of our universe -- from the far reaches of space to the inner workings of sub-atomic particles. This is a bombshell for the smug community of scientists who have insisted that our infinitely beautiful universe is properly described by their standard mathematical models. Oliver K. Manuel Emeritus Professor Nuclear Chemistry

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