Masks of the Universe

Edward Harrison

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In Masks of the Universe, Edward Harrison brings together fundamental scientific, philosophical and religious issues in cosmology and raises thought provoking questions. Philosophical issues dominated cosmology in the ancient world. Theological issues ranked foremost in the Middle Ages; astronomy and the physical sciences have taken over in more recent times. Yet every attempt to grasp the true nature of the universe creates a new "mask," People have always pitied the universes of their ancestors, believing that their generation has at last discovered the "real" universe. Do we now stand at the threshold of knowing everything, or have we created yet another "mask," doomed to fade like those preceding ours? Edward Harrison is Adjunct Professor of Astronomy, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, and Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked as a scientist for the Atomic Energy Research Establishment and the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory in England until 1966 when he became a Five College professor at the University of Massachusetts and taught at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College. He is the author of numerous books, including Cosmology: the Science of the Universe (Cambridge, 2001)

Book Details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publish Date: Jun 2nd, 2003
Pages: 342
Language: English
Edition: Revised - 0002
Dimensions: 9.46in - 6.04in - 0.81in - 1.53lb
EAN: 9780521773515
Categories: • Space Science - Cosmology• Space Science - Astronomy

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"...for those interested in philosophy and the nature of the universe, Masks of the Universe will be certain to interest and entertain an inquiring mind." Stardust