A reconsideration of the marvels of space, time and physics is presented in the form of 10 short chapters that lyrically meditate on the beauty of the universe's awe-inspiring science
For first-century people, cosmology was a fundamental part of their worldview. Whether it was the philosopher contemplating the perfection of the heavenly orbits, the farmer searching the sky for signs of when to plant his crops, or the desert-dwelling sectarian looking for the …
"Provides a cumulative guide to the general lessons of modern scientific cosmology, as well as the historical background that connects the nature of the universe with the reader's place in it"--Provided by publisher.
"In The World as Idea Charles P. Webel presents an intellectual history of one of the most influential concepts known to humanity--that of "the world". Webel traces the development of "the world" through the past, depicting the history of the world as an intellectual construct f…
"In this chapter cosmological special relativity is extended to five dimensions by adding time to the three spatial dimensions and the velocity of the Hubble expansion. As a consequence of this extension, equations of electrodynamics are considered through the extended skew-symm…
