The secret melody and man created the universe
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The secret melody and man created the universe
Oxford University Press, 1995
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Mélodie secrète
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Mélodie secrète
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Translated from French, this book by a leading astronomer/cosmologist, examines the evolution of the universe, its impact on life, and its relation to human consciousness. The author's unique approach likens the study of the universe to music: one starts with the musical notes of observation; then proceeds to the melody of interpretation and theories; and follows up with predictions (new musical partitions). The universe's challenge to human ingenuity and science is to be able to write and play the symphonies and fugues of its music.
Table of Contents
1: Past Universes. 2: From the Milky Way to the Universe. 3: The Actors in the Drama: The Galaxies and the Space-Time Couple. 4: The Big Bang Today. 5: The History Book of the Universe. 6: The Invisible and the Fate of the Universe. 7: An Accidental or Necessary Universe?. 8: God and the Big Bang. 9: The Secret Melody. 10: Appendix A: Light and the Doppler Effect. 11: Appendix B: The Elasticity of the Space-Time Couple. 12: Appendix C: Black Holes. 13: Appendix D: The Uncertainty Principle in Quantum Mechanics. 14: Appendix E: The Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the Universe. 15: Glossary. 16: Bibliography. 17: Index
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