Cosmologies In The Making

Author : Fredrik Barth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0521387353

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All culture, particularly that of non-literate traditions, is constantly being recreated, and in the process also undergoes changes. In this book, Fredrik Barth examines the changes that have taken place in the secret cosmological lore transmitted in male initiation ceremonies among the Mountain Ok of Inner New Guinea, and offers a new way of explaining how cultural change occurs. Professor Barth focuses in particular on accounting for the local variations in cosmological traditions that exist among the Ok people, who otherwise share similar material and ecological conditions, and similar languages. Rejecting existing anthropological theory as inadequate for explaining this, Professor Barth constructs a new model of the mechanisms of change, based on his close empirical observation of the processes of cultural transmission. This model emphasises the role of individual creativity in cultural reproduction and change, and maintains that cosmologies can be adequately understood only if they are regarded as knowledge in the process of communication, embedded in social organization, rather than as fixed bodies of belief. From the model he derives various theoretically grounded hypotheses regarding the probable courses of change that would be generated by such mechanisms. He then goes on to show that these hypotheses fit the actual patterns of variation that are found among the Ok.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1141048945

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Author : P. J. E. Peebles
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691234472

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Cosmology’s Century by P. J. E. Peebles Pdf

From Nobel Prize–winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to today Modern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos. Cosmology's Century is the story of how generations of scientists built on these thoughts and many new measurements to arrive at a well-tested physical theory of the structure and evolution of our expanding universe. In this landmark book, one of the world's most esteemed theoretical cosmologists offers an unparalleled personal perspective on how the field developed. P. J. E. Peebles was at the forefront of many of the greatest discoveries of the past century, making fundamental contributions to our understanding of the presence of helium and microwave radiation from the hot big bang, the measures of the distribution and motion of ordinary matter, and the new kind of dark matter that allows us to make sense of these results. Taking readers from the field's beginnings, Peebles describes how scientists working in independent directions found themselves converging on a theory of cosmic evolution interesting enough to warrant the rigorous testing it passes so well. He explores the major advances—some inspired by remarkable insights or perhaps just lucky guesses—as well as the wrong turns taken and the roads not explored. He shares recollections from major players in this story and provides a rare, inside look at how science is really done. A monumental work, Cosmology's Century also emphasizes where the present theory is incomplete, suggesting exciting directions for continuing research.

Author : Allen Abramson,Martin Holbraad
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847799081

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Framing cosmologies by Allen Abramson,Martin Holbraad Pdf

How might the anthropological study of cosmologies – the ways in which the horizons of human worlds are imagined and engaged – illuminate understandings of the contemporary world? This book addresses this question by bringing together anthropologists whose research is informed by a concern with cosmological dimensions of social life in different ethnographic settings. Its overall aim is to reaffirm the value of the cosmological frame as a continuing source of analytical insight. Attending to the novel cosmological formations that emerge in such fields as modern markets, political landscapes, digital media and popular cinema, the book’s key task is to explore how modern circumstances are constituted within the variable imagination of worlds and their horizons. It will be of interest to all students and researchers in anthropology, as well as scholars in fields as diverse as film studies, cultural studies, comparative religion, science and technology studies, and broader social theory.

Author : James Coffee Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : OCLC:4030644

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The Making of the Universe by James Coffee Harris Pdf

Author : J.J. Clarke
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483683935

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The Self-Creating Universe by J.J. Clarke Pdf

The Self-Creating Universe is a wide-ranging attempt to bring science and spirituality together in a philosophical synthesis. It opens up to the reader exciting new developments in the natural sciences while also showing how these contribute to a worldview which addresses fundamental philosophical and social questions. The key concept is creativity, in both nature and human life. Making use of ideas from the history of philosophy and from recent speculations in sciences including cosmology and evolution, the book offers bold conjectures about the emergence of new forms of order and self-organisation in nature, in consciousness and in human life as a whole. The book is written in an accessible style which is designed to appeal to both the general reader and to specialists interested in the wider implications of their fields.

Author : Lyman Page
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691201696

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The Little Book of Cosmology by Lyman Page Pdf

The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos. Blending the latest findings in cosmology with essential concepts from physics, Lyman Page first helps readers to grasp the sheer enormity of the universe, explaining how to understand the history of its formation and evolution in space and time. Then he sheds light on how spatial variations in the CMB formed, how they reveal the age, size, and geometry of the universe, and how they offer a blueprint for the formation of cosmic structure. Not only does Page explain current observations and measurements, he describes how they can be woven together into a unified picture to form the Standard Model of Cosmology. Yet much remains unknown, and this incisive book also describes the search for ever deeper knowledge at the field's frontiers—from quests to understand the nature of neutrinos and dark energy to investigations into the physics of the very early universe.

Author : Alison Bashford,Emily M. Kern,Adam Bobbette
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : 9780226828602

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New Earth Histories by Alison Bashford,Emily M. Kern,Adam Bobbette Pdf

"This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, South and Southeast Asian, Pacific, Islamic, and Indigenous conceptions of earth's origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental science? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the ongoing global climate crisis? By thinking carefully through and with other cosmologies, New Earth Histories sets a new agenda for history. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and empire is conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse-from cultural history, visual and material studies, and ethnography, to name a few-and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. New Earth Histories provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire"--

Author : Bentley B. Allan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108416610

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Scientific Cosmology and International Orders by Bentley B. Allan Pdf

A history of how scientific ideas have transformed international politics since 1550.

Author : Delio, Ilia
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336012

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Making All Things New by Delio, Ilia Pdf

Author : Viatcheslav Mukhanov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139447119

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Physical Foundations of Cosmology by Viatcheslav Mukhanov Pdf

Inflationary cosmology has been developed over the last twenty years to remedy serious shortcomings in the standard hot big bang model of the universe. This textbook, first published in 2005, explains the basis of modern cosmology and shows where the theoretical results come from. The book is divided into two parts; the first deals with the homogeneous and isotropic model of the Universe, the second part discusses how inhomogeneities can explain its structure. Established material such as the inflation and quantum cosmological perturbation are presented in great detail, however the reader is brought to the frontiers of current cosmological research by the discussion of more speculative ideas. An ideal textbook for both advanced students of physics and astrophysics, all of the necessary background material is included in every chapter and no prior knowledge of general relativity and quantum field theory is assumed.

Author : James Coffee Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : CHI:086574003

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The Making of the Universe by James Coffee Harris Pdf

Author : Vesa-Pekka Herva,Antti Lahelma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429783500

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Northern Archaeology and Cosmology by Vesa-Pekka Herva,Antti Lahelma Pdf

In its analysis of the archaeologies and histories of the northern fringe of Europe, this book provides a focus on animistic–shamanistic cosmologies and the associated human–environment relations from the Neolithic to modern times. The North has fascinated Europeans throughout history, as an enchanted world of natural and supernatural marvels: a land of light and dark, of northern lights and the midnight sun, of witches and magic and of riches ranging from amber to oil. Northern lands conflate fantasies and realities. Rich archaeological, historical, ethnographic and folkloric materials combine in this book with cutting-edge theoretical perspectives drawn from relational ontologies and epistemologies, producing a fresh approach to the prehistory and history of a region that is pivotal to understanding Europe-wide processes, such as Neolithization and modernization. This book examines the mythical and actual northern worlds, with northern relational modes of perceiving and engaging with the world on the one hand and the ‘place’ of the North in European culture on the other. This book is an indispensable read for scholars of archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and folklore in northern Europe, as well as researchers interested in how the North is intertwined with developments in the broader European and Eurasian world. It provides a deep-time understanding of globally topical issues and conflicting interests, as expressed by debates and controversies around Arctic resources, nature preservation and indigenous rights.

Author : Celestine N. Bittle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258026198

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From Aether to Cosmos by Celestine N. Bittle Pdf

Author : N. Sánchez,A. Zichichi,V. de Sabbata
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489906205

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Gravitation and Modern Cosmology by N. Sánchez,A. Zichichi,V. de Sabbata Pdf

Peter Gabriel Bergmann started his work on general relativity in 1936 when he moved from Prague to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Bergmann collaborated with Einstein in an attempt to provide a geometrical unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism. Within this program they wrote two articles together: A. Einstein and P. G. Bergmann, Ann. Math. 39, 685 (1938) ; and A. Einstein, V. Bargmann and P. G. Bergmann, Th. von Karman Anniversary Volume 212 (1941). The search for such a theory was intense in the ten years following the birth of general relativity. In recent years, some of the geometrical ideas proposed in these publications have proved essential in contemporary attempts towards the unification of all interactions including gravity, Kaluza-Klein type theories and supergravity theories. In 1942, Bergmann published the book "Introduction to the Theory of Relativity" which included a foreword by Albert Einstein. This book is a reference for the subject, either as a textbook for classroom use or for individual study. A second corrected and enlarged edition of the book was published in 1976. Einstein said in his foreword to the first edition: "Bergmann's book seems to me to satisfy a definite need. . . Much effort has gone into making this book logically and pedagogically satisfactory and Bergmann has spent many hours with me which were devoted to this end.