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Georges Lemaître: Life, Science, and Legacy

By Simon , Holder , Rodney D. & Mitton

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2013
ISBN
9783642322549
Google Books ID
MSJEAAAAQBAJ
Language
eng
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2653312 bytes)
Volume
1.0
Pages
\208
Time added
2024-05-25 07:37:17
AstronomyBiography & AutobiographyScienceScience & Technology

Description

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 cosmologist, who was also a Roman Catholic priest. The papers presented in this book examine in detail the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues surrounding the development of the Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lemaître through to the modern day.This book offers the best account in English of Lemaître’s life and work. It will be appreciated by professionals and graduate students interested in the history of cosmology.

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