The Expanding Universe: Astronomy's 'Great Debate', 1900-1931

ISBN-13: 9780521349765 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 156 str.

Arthur Stanley Eddington; Sir Arthur Eddington

Opis

Long out of print, this classic book investigates the experimental determination of one of the fundamental constants of astrophysics and its significance for astronmy. The Expanding Universe offers a unique sidelight on the history of ideas and Eddington's artistry; his evident enjoyment of writing and exposition shine through. Astrophysicists and historians of science will find that this reissue sheds fascinating light on one of Britain's greatest scientists. Sir William McCrea has supplied the Preface.

Spis treści

Preface; Foreword by Sir William McCrea; 1. The recession of the galaxies; 2. Spherical space; 3. Features of the expanding universe; 4. The universe and the atom; Index; Plates.