(Ebook) Masks of the Universe Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos 2nd Edition by Edward Harrison ISBN 110740262X 9781107402621

(Ebook) Masks of the Universe Changing Ideas on the Nature of the Cosmos 2nd Edition by Edward Harrison ISBN 110740262X 9781107402621

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ISBN 10: 110740262X 

ISBN 13: 9781107402621

Author: Edward Harrison

To the ancient Greeks the universe consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. To Saint Augustine it was the Word of God. To many modern scientists it is the dance of atoms and waves, and in years to come it may be different again. What then is the real Universe? History shows that in every age each society constructs its own universe, believing it to be the real and final Universe. Yet each universe is only a model or mask of the unknown Universe. Originally published in 2003, this book brings together fundamental scientific, philosophical, and religious issues in cosmology, raising thought-provoking questions. In every age people have pitied the universes of their ancestors, convinced that they have at last discovered the ultimate truth. Does the modern model stand at the threshold of discovering everything, or will it, like all the rest, come to be pitied?

• Provides a thought-provoking coverage of a wide range of issues in cosmology
• Highly praised; the first edition won the Melcher Book Award
• Discusses the scientific, philosophical and religious issues in cosmology throughout the ages

Table of contents:

Part I. Worlds in the Making:
1. The magic Universe
2. The mythic Universe
3. The geometric Universe
4. The medieval Universe
5. The infinite Universe
6. The mechanistic Universe
Part II. The Heart Divine:
7. Dance of the atoms and waves
8. Fabric of space and time
9. Nearer to the heart's desire
10. The cosmic tide
11. Do dreams ever come true?
Part III. The Cloud of Unknowing:
12. The witch universe
13. The spear of Archytas
14. All that is made
15. The cloud of unknowing
16. Learned ignorance.

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