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OverviewWe live in a rapidly expanding universe originating some 14 billion years ago. How did astronomers and physicists arrive at this stunning picture of the universe as a whole? The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology offers a comprehensive and authoritative answer in 13 chapters. It describes in detail discoveries such as the expansion of the universe, the Big Bang theory and the cosmic background radiation. But history is more than a string of successes. The book also pays attention to the many erroneous ideas of the past, from Einstein's static universe to Fred Hoyle's belief in a steady state universe with no beginning in time. Moreover, it includes sections on some of the modern and still controversial theories, such as the idea of many universes known as the multiverse hypothesis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helge Kragh (Emeritus Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark) , Malcolm Longair (Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, Cavendish Laboratory)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.10cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 25.30cm Weight: 1.378kg ISBN: 9780198817666ISBN 10: 0198817665 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 04 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Helge Kragh: Cosmological theories before and without Einstein 2: Robert W. Smith: Observations and the universe 3: Matteo Realdi: Relativistic models and the expanding universe 4: Helge Kragh: Alternative cosmological theories 5: Helge Kragh: Steady state theory and the cosmological controversy 6: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1940 to 1980 7: Malcolm Longair: Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology 8: Bruce Partridge: The cosmic microwave background: From discovery to precision cosmology 9: Silvia de Bianchi: Space science and technological progress: Testing theories of relativistic gravity and cosmology during the Cold War 10: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1980 to 2018 11: Malcolm Longair and Chris Smeenk: Inflation, dark matter, and dark energy 12: Milan M. Cirkovic: Stranger things: Multiverse, string theory, physical eschatology 13: Chris Smeenk: Philosophical aspects of cosmologyReviewsAuthor InformationHelge Kragh gained doctoral degrees in physics (1981) and in philosophy (2007). He was a high school teacher in physics and chemistry (1970-87), and then later a professor of history of science at Cornell University, USA; University of Oslo, Norway; and University of Aarhus, Denmark (1987-2015). After retiring, he is now emeritus professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Malcolm Longair is Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society (2016-2020). Longair has previously held positions as a university lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (1970--80); Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (1980-90); Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1991--2008); andHead of Cavendish Laboratory (1997--2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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