The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 28 February 2024
- ISBN 9780198896548
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages640 pages
- Size 245x170x30 mm
- Weight 1224 g
- Language English 541
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Short description:
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.
MoreLong description:
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.
Table of Contents:
Cosmological theories before and without Einstein
Observations and the universe
Relativistic models and the expanding universe
Alternative cosmological theories
Steady state theory and the cosmological controversy
Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1940 to 1980
Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology
The cosmic microwave background: From discovery to precision cosmology
Space science and technological progress: Testing theories of relativistic gravity and cosmology during the Cold War
Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1980 to 2018
Inflation, dark matter, and dark energy
Stranger things: Multiverse, string theory, physical eschatology
Philosophical aspects of cosmology
