Masks of the Universe : Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos Hardback
by Edward (University of Arizona) Harrison
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To the ancient Greeks the universe consisted of earth, air, fire, and water.
To Saint Augustine it was the Word of God. To many modern scientists it is the dance of atoms and waves, and in years to come it may be different again.
What then is the real Universe? History shows that in every age each society constructs its own universe, believing it to be the real and final Universe.
Yet each universe is only a model or mask of the unknown Universe. Originally published in 2003, this book brings together fundamental scientific, philosophical, and religious issues in cosmology, raising thought-provoking questions.
In every age people have pitied the universes of their ancestors, convinced that they have at last discovered the ultimate truth.
Does the modern model stand at the threshold of discovering everything, or will it, like all the rest, come to be pitied?
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:342 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2003
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- ISBN:9780521773515
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:342 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2003
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- ISBN:9780521773515