God and the AstronomersIn God and the Astronomers, Dr. Robert Jastrow, world-renowned astrophysicist, describes the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new insights afforded by science into mankind's place in the cosmos. He explains the chain of events that forced astronomers, despite their initial reluctance ("Irritating," said Einstein; "Repugnant," said the great British astronomer Eddington; "I would like to reject it," said MIT physicist Philip Morrison) to accept the validity of the Big Bang and the fact that the universe began in a moment of creation. |
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition | 7 |
In the Beginning | 9 |
Slipher de Sitter and Einstein | 17 |
Hubble and Humason | 27 |
ARCHITECTS OF THE UNIVERSE | 39 |
Albert Einstein | 45 |
The Law of the Expanding universe | 53 |
Discovery of the Primordial Fireball | 67 |
The Fate of the Universe | 97 |
The Religion of Science | 103 |
AFTERWORD | 109 |
The Theological Impact of the New Cosmology by Dr John A OKeefe | 111 |
Judaism God and the Astronomers Prof Steven T Katz | 125 |
Sources | 141 |
Picture Credits | 145 |
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