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Between 1920 and 1970, cosmology became a branch of physics. This text examines how the big bang theory drew inspiration from, and eventually triumphed over, ri

For over three millennia, most people could understand the universe only in terms of myth, religion, and philosophy. Between 1920 and 1970, cosmology transforme

Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scatter

This book is a historical account of how natural philosophers and scientists have endeavoured to understand the universe at large, first in a mythical and later

Modern cosmology aims to determine the origin, evolution, and ultimate fate of the Universe. This is an area of modern science that has engendered fierce debate