Matter And Spirit In The Universe: Scientific And Religious Preludes To Modern Cosmology
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Matter And Spirit In The Universe: Scientific And Religious Preludes To Modern Cosmology

Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern Cosmology

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Matter And Spirit In The Universe: Scientific And Religious Preludes To Modern Cosmology

Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern Cosmology

About this book

Cosmology is an unusual science with an unusual history. This book examines the formative years of modern cosmology from the perspective of its interaction with religious thought. As the first study of its kind, it reveals how closely associated the development of cosmology has been with considerations of a philosophical and religious nature. From nineteenth-century thermodynamics to the pioneering cosmological works of Georges Lemaître and Arthur E Milne, religion has shaped parts of modern cosmological theory. By taking the religious component seriously, a new and richer history of cosmology emerges.

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Publisher
ICP
Year
2004
Print ISBN
9781860944697
9781860944697
eBook ISBN
9781860946042

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction: Cosmo-theology before Einstein 1
  4. A Thermodynamic Universe 2
  5. Expanding Horizons 3
  6. The Primeval-atom Universe 4
  7. Cosmo-physics 5
  8. Cosmology between Theism and Atheism 6
  9. Epilogue: From Standard Model to Quantum Cosmology 7
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index

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