Modern Theories of the Universe, from Herschel to Hubble

by Michael J. Crowe

Book Overview

This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of stellar astronomy, a history of astronomy, and an account of how the science of astronomy challenged traditional philosophical and theological... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486278808
• ISBN13: 9780486278803
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Source book in Cosmology

Source Book in Mathematics I found this book a useful history book ( I didn't know Bessel was an astronomer). I think the beginning where Hubble is quoted about his way of looking at science is almost as important to me as the rest of the book. In the present period with progress in both telescopes on the ground and in space, we may not realize how recent ignorance was and the work responsible for reaching our present knowledge. With Hawking predicting an end to science in the 1980's, we find in the early 2000's that we have found a new level of ignorance. I appreciate that others gave their lifetimes to advancing science and thinking new thoughts about the shape of the universe.

Modern Theories of the Universe, from Herschel to Hubble

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