Cosmology and Controversy

Cosmology and Controversy PDF Author: Helge Kragh
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691005461
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Book Description
Between 1920 and 1970, cosmology became a branch of physics. This text examines how the big bang theory drew inspiration from, and eventually triumphed over, rival views, mainly the steady-state theory and its concept of a stationary universe.