The Oxford handbook of the history of modern cosmology
Helge Kragh (Editor), Malcolm S. Longair (Editor)
Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. This handbook offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of cosmology from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. It provides historical background to what we know about the universe today, including not only the successes but also the many false starts. Big Bang theory features prominently, but so does the defunct steady state theory
History
Specialized.
1 online resource
9780191861079, 9780192549976, 0191861073, 0192549979
1097576598
Print version :
1: Helge Kragh: Cosmological theories before and without Einstein2: Robert W. Smith: Observations and the universe3: Matteo Realdi: Relativistic models and the expanding universe4: Helge Kragh: Alternative cosmological theories5: Helge Kragh: Steady state theory and the cosmological controversy6: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1940 to 19807: Malcolm Longair: Relativistic astrophysics and cosmology8: Bruce Partridge: The cosmic microwave background: From discovery to precision cosmology9: Silvia de Bianchi: Space science and technological progress: Testing theories of relativistic gravity and cosmology during the Cold War10: Malcolm Longair: Observational and astrophysical cosmology: 1980 to 201811: Malcolm Longair and Chris Smeenk: Inflation, dark matter, and dark energy12: Milan M. Cirkovic: Stranger things: Multiverse, string theory, physical eschatology13: Chris Smeenk: Philosophical aspects of cosmology