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Description for Varying Gravity
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 4 colour. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK; PHDV; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
The main focus of this book is on the interconnection of two unorthodox scientific ideas, the varying-gravity hypothesis and the expanding-earth hypothesis. As such, it provides a fascinating insight into a nearly forgotten chapter in both the history of cosmology and the history of the earth sciences.
The hypothesis that the force of gravity decreases over cosmic time was first proposed by Paul Dirac in 1937. In this book the author examines in detail the historical development of Dirac’s hypothesis and its consequences for the structure and history of the earth, the most important of which was that the earth must ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319243771
SKU
V9783319243771
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99-15
Reviews for Varying Gravity
“The main idea underlying Kragh’s book is the link between varying gravity and the older idea assuming an ‘expansion of the Earth’ in past epochs, discussed since the nineteenth century among geologists and astronomers. … Kragh’s book is a fine example of an inspiring investigation in the history and philosophy of science. I imagine that it will also be of ... Read more