Frame of the Universe : : A History of Physical Cosmology / / Robert D. Purrington, Frank Durham.
Presents a history of scientific ideas, written not by historians of science, but by practicing scientists.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1983] ©1983 |
Year of Publication: | 1983 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Overview -- 2. Earliest Awareness -- 3. First Astronomy -- 4. The Fountainhead -- 5. Synthesis -- 6. Orb in Orb -- 7. Medieval Europe -- 8. The Copernican Revolution, 1 -- 9. The Copernican Revolution, 2 -- 10. Galileo Galilei -- 11. Newtonian Synthesis -- 12. Widening Horizons: Einstein -- 13. General Theory of Relativity -- 14. Primeval Atom -- 15. Gravitational Collapse -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Experimental Tests of Special and General Relativity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Presents a history of scientific ideas, written not by historians of science, but by practicing scientists. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231882545 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/durh91198 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert D. Purrington, Frank Durham. |