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The book explores the historical evolution of scientific cosmology from myth and philosophy to a physics-based discipline between 1920 and 1970. Helge Kragh delves into the emergence of the big bang theory, highlighting its empirical validation of long-held beliefs about the universe's origins. He details the controversies involving prominent scientists and the competition between the big bang and steady-state theories, illustrating the intellectual struggle over the concept of an evolving universe with a definitive beginning.
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Cosmology and Controversy, Helge Kragh
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Cosmology and Controversy
- Subtitle
- The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Helge Kragh
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 516
- ISBN13
- 9780691005461
- Category
- Nature in general
- Description
- The book explores the historical evolution of scientific cosmology from myth and philosophy to a physics-based discipline between 1920 and 1970. Helge Kragh delves into the emergence of the big bang theory, highlighting its empirical validation of long-held beliefs about the universe's origins. He details the controversies involving prominent scientists and the competition between the big bang and steady-state theories, illustrating the intellectual struggle over the concept of an evolving universe with a definitive beginning.