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In Search of the True Universe
- The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought
Engelsk
Bogcover for In Search of the True Universe af Martin Harwit, 9781107044067
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
408
ISBN-13:
9781107044067
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1107044065
Udg. Dato:
18 nov 2013
Størrelse i cm:
25,9 x 19,1 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
18 nov 2013
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In Search of the True Universe

- The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought
Engelsk
Hardback 2013
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Astrophysicist and scholar Martin Harwit examines how our understanding of the cosmos advanced rapidly during the twentieth century and identifies the factors contributing to this progress. Astronomy, whose tools were largely imported from physics and engineering, benefited mid-century from the US policy of coupling basic research with practical national priorities. This strategy, initially developed for military and industrial purposes, provided astronomy with powerful tools yielding access - at virtually no cost - to radio, infrared, X-ray, and gamma-ray observations. Today, astronomers are investigating the new frontiers of dark matter and dark energy, critical to understanding the cosmos but of indeterminate socio-economic promise. Harwit addresses these current challenges in view of competing national priorities and proposes alternative new approaches in search of the true Universe. This is an engaging read for astrophysicists, policy makers, historians, and sociologists of science looking to learn and apply lessons from the past in gaining deeper cosmological insight.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
408
ISBN-13:
9781107044067
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1107044065
Udg. Dato:
18 nov 2013
Størrelse i cm:
25,9 x 19,1 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
18 nov 2013
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