In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, Professor Harrison comprehensively surveys man's current understanding of the universe and its history. Tracing the rise of the scientific method, this book provides an elementary understanding of the physical universe of modern times.
In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, Professor Harrison comprehensively surveys man's current understanding of the universe and its history. Tracing the rise of the scientific method, this book provides an elementary understanding of the physical universe of modern times.
Edward Harrison (1919-2007) was Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Massachusetts, and adjunct Professor of Astronomy at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona. He was born and educated in England, and served for several years in the British Army during World War II. He was principal scientist at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment and Rutherford High Energy Laboratory until 1966 when he became a Five College Professor at the University of Massachusetts, and taught at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. He wrote several books, including Masks of the Universe, also published by Cambridge University Press, and published hundreds of technical papers in physics and astronomy journals.
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Prefaces Introduction Part I: 1. What is cosmology? 2. Early scientific cosmology 3. Cartesian and Newtonian world systems 4. Cosmology after Newton and before Einstein 5. Stars 6. Galaxies 7. Location and the cosmic center 8. Containment and the cosmic edge 9. Space and time Part II: 10. Curved space 11. Special relativity 12. General relativity 13. Black holes 14. Expansion of the universe 15. Cosmic redshifts 16. Newtonian cosmology 17. Cosmic box 18. Many universes 19. Observational cosmology Part III: 20. The early universe 21. Horizons in the universe 22. Inflation 23. The cosmic numbers 24. Darkness at night 25. Creation of the universe 26. Life in the universe Index.
Prefaces Introduction Part I: 1. What is cosmology? 2. Early scientific cosmology 3. Cartesian and Newtonian world systems 4. Cosmology after Newton and before Einstein 5. Stars 6. Galaxies 7. Location and the cosmic center 8. Containment and the cosmic edge 9. Space and time Part II: 10. Curved space 11. Special relativity 12. General relativity 13. Black holes 14. Expansion of the universe 15. Cosmic redshifts 16. Newtonian cosmology 17. Cosmic box 18. Many universes 19. Observational cosmology Part III: 20. The early universe 21. Horizons in the universe 22. Inflation 23. The cosmic numbers 24. Darkness at night 25. Creation of the universe 26. Life in the universe Index.
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