scientific genius at work, this book also offers an incisive narrative. the very cornerstone of the big bang theory. end of the decade, he proved that the universe is expanding, thus laying. In 1923 Edwin Hubble confirmed the existence of other galaxies. attention later in this chapter''), it offers useful service as a study tool and guide. In this fast-paced, colorful biography, Gale E. 27.37 17 Used from 2.20 3 New from 21.72. More important, he cuts his way through mountainous research to illuminate, for instance, the development of religious thought that shadowed the maturation of scientific thought (the Hellenic deities behind each space body, Christ's birth as a central event in space reckoning, Galileo's intellectual exile during the Inquisition) and, always, puts the question: how can the science of space and infinity do without concomitant religion? For the astronomical history student, or, more specifically, the student of the history of thought, who is willing to wade through the flatulent prose (''Now that we have a basic grasp of. The author, an Indiana State University historian, points up the early experiences (occasionally juicy) that forged later talents. There are the absurd and enlightened cosmic theories coursing through the ages, including Ptolemy's ''epicycle on an epicycle on an eccentric,'' as well as the flawed egos and intellectual leaps of men caught between conflicting ages.

With the historical breadth of a Bronowski, Christianson traces-one age standing on another-the personalities (kings, generals, aristocrats, thinkers) and cultural, intellectual, and scientific developments.

Rather, it makes an immense chronological sweep-from Paleolithic man to the elaborate 1727 Westminster burial of Isaac Newton-of the forces and tensions that culminated in today's galactic understanding. But this is not just a series of astronomer profiles-their peccadilloes and strengths. Here are the early men who confined the heavens-Pythagoras, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. View Gale E Christensen results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages.

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