In search of the true universe : the tools, shaping, and cost of cosmological thought / Martin Harwit.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: xvii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781107044067 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 523.1 23
- QB32 .H27 2013
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| 52(091) GIN Astrophysics and twentieth-century astronomy to 1950 Part A | 52(091) GOL The astronomical tables of Levi Ben Gerson | 52(091) GRA The history of Ptolemy's star catalogue | 52(091) HAR In search of the true universe : | 52(091) HER The history of astronomy from Herschel to Hertzsprung | 52(091) HIR Starlight detectives : | 52(091) HOS The Cambridge concise history of astronomy / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The 19th century's last five years -- Part I. The import of theoretical tools. An overview ; Conclusions based on principles ; Conclusions based on a premise ; Conclusions based on calculations ; Asking the right questions, accepting limited answers -- Part II. A national plan shaping the universe we perceive. A new order and the new universe it produced ; Where did the chemical elements arise? ; Landscapes ; The evolution of astrophysical theory after 1960 ; Turmoils of leadership ; Cascades and shocks that shape astrophysics ; Astrophysical discourse and persuasion -- Part III. The cost of discerning the true universe. Organization and functioning of the astronomical community ; Language and astrophysical stability ; An economically viable astronomical program.
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