Georges Lemaîtr : life, science and legacy
The year 2011 marked the 80th anniversary of Georges Lemaître s primeval atom model of the universe, forerunner of the modern day Big Bang theory. Prompted by this momentous anniversary the Royal Astronomical Society decided to publish a volume of essays on the life, work and faith of this great cos...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Jezik: | Anglais |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Izdanje: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Serija: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
395 |
| Online pristup: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Georges Lemaître, life, science and legacy, Rodney D. Holder, Simon Mitton, editors, Heidelberg, Springer, 2012, 1 vol. (XII-201 p.), Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 978-3-642-32253-2 • Georges Lemaître: Life, Science and Legacy, Texte imprimé, 9783642442209 • Georges Lemaître: Life, Science and Legacy, Texte imprimé, 9783642322556 |
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- Georges Lemaître: A brief introduction to his science, his theology, and his impact Georges Lemaître: the Priest who Invented the Big Bang The wildest speculation of all : Lemaître and the primeval-atom universe Lemaître and Hoyle: Contrasting Characters in Science and Religion Lemaître, the Big Bang and the Quantum Universe Lemaître: Science and Religion Aquinas and Contemporary Cosmology: Creation and Beginnings Georges Lemaître and Stigler's Law of Eponymy.- Building on the Legacy of Georges Lemaître in Contemporary Cosmology Multiple Reasons for a Multiverse Multiverses, science, and ultimate causation Lemaître s Prescience: The Beginning and End of the Cosmos Modern Cosmology and Anthropic Fine-tuning: Three approaches Some Theological Reflections