S. K. Biswas / D. C. V. Mallik / C. V. Vishveshwara (eds.)

Cosmic Perspectives

Herausgeber: Biswas, S. K.; Vishveshwara, C. V.; Mallik, D. C. V.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Modern cosmology and its relationship to the development of human civilization is the subject of this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 593g
• ISBN-13: 9780521343541
• ISBN-10: 0521343542
• Artikelnr.: 29339129

Inhaltsangabe

1. Astronomy in ancient and medieval China Joseph Needham
2. Indian astronomy: an historical perspective B. V. Subbarayappa
3. Making of astronomy in ancient India Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
4. The impact of astronomy on the development of western science Jean-Claude Pecker
5. Man and the Universe Hubert Reeves
6. Understanding the Universe - challenges and directions in modern observational astronomy Harlan Smith, Jr: 7. Frontiers in cosmology Fred Hoyle
8. Did the Universe originate in a big bang? Jayant Narlikar
9. The dark matter problem Bernard Carr
10. Geometry and the Universe C. V. Vishveshwara
11. The origin and evolution of life Cyril Ponnamperuma
12. The anthropic principle: self selection as an adjunct to natural selection Brandon Carter
13. Astrology and science: an examination of the evidence Ivan Kelly, Roger Culver and Peter Loptson
14. Astronomy and science fiction Allen Janis.