The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology (Paperback)
暫譯: 牛津現代宇宙學史手冊（平裝本）
Kragh, Helge, Longair, Malcolm
- 出版商: Oxford University Press
- 出版日期: 2024-05-28
- 售價: $2,500
- 貴賓價: 9.8 折 $2,450
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 640
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0198896549
- ISBN-13: 9780198896548
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物理學 Physics
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商品描述
Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Modern Cosmology 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. The book starts with a chapter on the pre-Einstein period (1860-1910) and ends with chapters on modern developments such as inflation, dark energy and multiverse hypotheses. The chapters are organized chronologically, with some focusing on theory and others more on observations and technological advances. A few of the chapters discuss more general ideas, relating to larger contexts such as politics, economy, philosophy and world views.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
科學與流行文獻關於現代宇宙學的內容非常廣泛；然而，關於宇宙學歷史發展的學術著作卻少之又少且分散。《牛津現代宇宙學歷史手冊》提供了從十九世紀末到二十一世紀初的宇宙學歷史的全面且權威的敘述。
本書提供了我們今天對宇宙認識的歷史背景，包括成功的案例以及許多錯誤的起步。大爆炸理論佔據了重要地位，但已被淘汰的穩態理論也同樣受到關注。書中以一章關於愛因斯坦之前的時期（1860-1910）開始，並以關於現代發展的章節結束，例如膨脹理論、暗能量和多重宇宙假說。各章節按時間順序組織，有些專注於理論，有些則更著重於觀測和技術進步。幾個章節討論了更一般的觀念，與政治、經濟、哲學和世界觀等更大背景相關。
作者簡介
Helge Kragh, Emeritus Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Malcolm Longair, Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, Cavendish Laboratory
Helge Kragh gained doctoral degrees in physics (1981) and in philosophy (2007). He was a high school teacher in physics and chemistry (1970- 87), and then later a professor of history of science at Cornell University, USA; University of Oslo, Norway; and University of Aarhus, Denmark (1987-2015). After retiring, he is now emeritus professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Malcolm Longair is Director of Development and Outreach, Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society (2016-2020). Longair has previously held positions as a university lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (1970--80); Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (1980--90); Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge (1991--2008); and Head of Cavendish Laboratory (1997--2005).
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
赫爾格·克拉赫（Helge Kragh），丹麥哥本哈根大學尼爾斯·玻爾研究所名譽教授，馬爾科姆·朗艾爾（Malcolm Longair），英國劍橋大學卡文迪許實驗室自然哲學名譽教授及發展與外聯主任。
赫爾格·克拉赫於1981年獲得物理學博士學位，並於2007年獲得哲學博士學位。他曾擔任高中物理和化學教師（1970-1987），之後成為美國康奈爾大學、挪威奧斯陸大學及丹麥奧胡斯大學的科學史教授（1987-2015）。退休後，他目前是丹麥哥本哈根大學尼爾斯·玻爾研究所的名譽教授。
馬爾科姆·朗艾爾是英國劍橋大學卡文迪許實驗室的發展與外聯主任，自然哲學名譽教授。他還擔任《皇家學會成員傳記回憶錄》（Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society）的主編（2016-2020）。朗艾爾曾擔任劍橋大學物理系的講師（1970-1980）；蘇格蘭皇家天文學家、愛丁堡大學天文學皇家教授、愛丁堡皇家天文台主任（1980-1990）；劍橋大學自然哲學的傑克遜教授（1991-2008）；以及卡文迪許實驗室主任（1997-2005）。
