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 have been smaller in the past.
| ISBN: | 9783319243771 |
| Publication date: | 16th February 2016 |
| Author: | Helge Kragh |
| Publisher: | Birkhauser an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 185 pages |
| Series: | Science Networks Historical Studies |
| Genres: |
History of mathematics Cosmology and the universe Applied physics The environment |
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.
Varying Gravity features in the following genres: History of mathematics, Cosmology and the universe, Applied physics, The environment
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Varying Gravity was written by Helge Kragh and published by Birkhauser an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Varying Gravity has 185 pages
Yes it is part of Science Networks Historical Studies series