Author : Helge Kragh
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691005461
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Cosmology and Controversy by : Helge Kragh
Download or read book Cosmology and Controversy written by Helge Kragh and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-14 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1920 and 1970, cosmology became a branch of physics. This text examines how the big bang theory drew inspiration from, and eventually triumphed over, rival views, mainly the steady-state theory and its concept of a stationary universe.