Masks of the Universe: Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos

by Edward Harrison

Book Overview

In Masks of the Universe, Edward Harrison brings together fundamental scientific, philosophical and religious issues in cosmology and raises thought provoking questions. Philosophical issues dominated cosmology in the ancient world. Theological issues ranked foremost in the Middle Ages; astronomy and the physical sciences have taken over in more recent times. Yet every attempt to grasp the true nature of the universe creates a new mask, People have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521773512
• ISBN13: 9780521773515
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.5"