Conceptions of Cosmos: From Myths to the Accelerating Universe: A History of Cosmology

By Helge Kragh

Book Overview

Presenting a history of how the universe at large became the object of scientific understanding, this title offers an integrated and comprehensive account of cosmology that covers all major events from Aristotle's Earth-centred cosmos to the discovery of the accelerating universe.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199209162
• ISBN13: 9780199209163
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"