Cosmic PerspectivesS. K. Biswas, D. C. V. Mallik, C. V. Vishveshwara Cambridge University Press, 1989 M09 14 - 249 pages Cosmic Perspectives is a collection of essays that details modern cosmology and its relationship to the development of human civilization. Written by leading astronomers, cosmologists and historians, these fourteen essays cover a wide range of subjects. These include the place of astronomy in China, frontiers in cosmology, the dark matter problem and the origin of life. This is an engaging collection of facts, written in nontechnical language, which encourages the reader to explore the scientific heritage of various cultures, the current problems of observational astronomy, the unsolved mysteries of evolution and the use of astronomy in fiction. |
Contents
Astronomy in ancient and medieval China | 1 |
Sambhunath Pandit Street India | 3 |
Calcutta 700 | 20 |
an historical perspective | 25 |
Making of astronomy in ancient India | 41 |
The impact of astronomy on the development of western science | 51 |
Man and the Universe | 67 |
Understanding the Universe challenges and directions | 77 |
The dark matter problem | 121 |
Geometry and the Universe | 139 |
The origin and evolution of life | 171 |
selfselection as an adjunct | 185 |
an examination of the evidence | 207 |
ROGER CULVER East Asian History of Science | 220 |
Astronomy and science fiction | 233 |
FRED HOYLE | 245 |
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Cosmic Perspectives S. K. Biswas,Sanjay Kumar Biswas,D. C. V. Mallik,C. V. Vishveshwara No preview available - 1989 |
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