Cosmic Roots: The Conflict Between Science And Religion And How

Name: Cosmic Roots: The Conflict Between Science And Religion And How
Brand: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

Cosmic Roots traces the five-thousand-year conflict between science and religion - and how it has shaped our modern secular worldview.\nTold with rare clarity and striking insight, this fascinating and thought-provoking book focuses on the history of cosmology and its sister science astronomy. For it was discoveries within these great disciplines which first led to the conflict between science and religion. The story begins with the cosmological beliefs of the ancients - from the flat Earth models of the Sumerians and Hebrews to the Greek notion of the orbits of planets as divine circles. Topics progress from Aristotle and Ptolemy's integrated planetary models to the Sun-centered cosmologies of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and the great Isaac Newton. Their combined scientific achievements\n\nCOSMIC ROOTS\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as low as we ca;