Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 414 pages
- Published by: Oxford University Press, USA November 16, 1989
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0198518765
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198518761
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 1.8 pounds
Product Review
"No other book covers this specialized topic in such detail as Kerszberg's. A recommended acquisition for undergraduate academic libraries and for philosophers, historians of science, astronomers, and physicists." --Choice
"Kerszberg brings a welcome emphasis to the invention, rather than the discovery, of cosmological models, and his treatment of the rise of relativistic cosmology independent of observational input is well founded." --ISIS
Product Description
This new volume will give readers a complete history of the development of relativistic cosmology in the first half of the twentieth century. It traces the beginnings of the theory in 1917 with Einstein's first static model of the universe based on general relativity, and follows his conversion to the new cosmology after a series of controversial meetings with Dutch astronomer Willem De Sitter. The impact of these discussions on Eddington and Weyl, who later formulated the most fundamental principle of cosmology is examined, while the works of Friedmann and Lemaitre, pioneers of the expanding universe theory, are covered in-depth. This valuable history will also provide insights on how and why the relativistic way of thinking contributes to some of the most enduring philosophical issues of our time.
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