Measuring Eternity

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Measuring Eternity

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Author : Martin Gorst
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-03-26

Measuring Eternity written by Martin Gorst and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-26 with Science categories.

The untold story of the religious figures, philosophers, astronomers, geologists, physicists, and mathematicians who, for more than four hundred years, have pursued the answer to a fundamental question at the intersection of science and religion: When did the universe begin? The moment of the universe's conception is one of science's Holy Grails, investigated by some of the most brilliant and inquisitive minds across the ages. Few were more committed than Bishop James Ussher, who lost his sight during the fifty years it took him to compose his Annals of all known history, now famous only for one date: 4004 b.c. Ussher's date for the creation of the world was spectacularly inaccurate, but that didn't stop it from being so widely accepted that it was printed in early twentieth-century Bibles. As writer and documentary filmmaker Martin Gorst vividly illustrates in this captivating, character-driven narrative, theology let Ussher down just as it had thwarted Theophilus of Antioch and many before him. Geology was next to fail the test of time. In the eighteenth century, naturalist Comte de Buffon, working out the rate at which the earth was supposed to have cooled, came up with an age of 74,832 years, even though he suspected this was far too low. Biology then had a go in the hands of fossil hunter Johann Scheuchzer, who alleged to have found a specimen of a man drowned at the time of Noah's flood. Regrettably it was only the imprint of a large salamander. And so science inched forward via Darwinism, thermodynamics, radioactivity, and, most recently, the astronomers at the controls of the Hubble space telescope, who put the beginning of time at 13.4 billion years ago (give or take a billion). Taking the reader into the laboratories and salons of scholars and scientists, visionaries and eccentrics, Measuring Eternity is an engagingly written account of an epic, often quixotic quest, of how individuals who dedicated their lives to solving an enduring mystery advanced our knowledge of the universe.

Human Life In Motion

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Author : Francisco J. Gonzalez
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2024-03-05

Human Life In Motion written by Francisco J. Gonzalez and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-05 with Philosophy categories.

Human Life in Motion presents for the first time the previously unpublished transcripts of the seminars on Aristotle Martin Heidegger gave in the 1920s. These transcripts reveal much about the evolution of his thought during that time. Detailed student transcripts for these seminars appear among the papers of one of Heidegger's students, Helene Weiss, held today in the Special Collections Department of Stanford University. Analyzing and organizing hundreds of pages of these transcripts written by different students, Francisco Gonzalez brilliantly reconstructs the original seminars. He summarizes what Heidegger presented and claimed in each class. Gonzalez also throws into relief the overarching philosophical significance of the seminars, showing how the different interpretative moves or claims are connected and where they lead, something which in turn requires explicating them in the context of both the Aristotelian texts discussed and Heidegger's own thought during this period. Essential reading for students and scholars of Heidegger or Aristotle, Human Life in Motion is a publishing event that forces a reconsideration of the thought and legacy of both philosophers.

Human Nature In Its Four Fold State The Third Edition Carefully Compared With The Second Which Was Corrected And Revised By The Author

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Author : Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1735

Human Nature In Its Four Fold State The Third Edition Carefully Compared With The Second Which Was Corrected And Revised By The Author written by Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1735 with categories.

Encyclopedia Of Time

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Author : H. James Birx
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2009-01-07

Encyclopedia Of Time written by H. James Birx and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-07 with Science categories.

"With a strong interdisciplinary approach to a subject that does not lend itself easily to the reference format, this work may not seem to support directly academic programs beyond general research, but it is a more thorough and up-to-date treatment than Taylor and Francis′s 1994 Encyclopedia of Time. Highly recommended." —Library Journal STARRED Review Surveying the major facts, concepts, theories, and speculations that infuse our present comprehension of time, the Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture explores the contributions of scientists, philosophers, theologians, and creative artists from ancient times to the present. By drawing together into one collection ideas from scholars around the globe and in a wide range of disciplines, this Encyclopedia will provide readers with a greater understanding of and appreciation for the elusive phenomenon experienced as time. Features Surveys historical thought about time, including those ideas that emerged in ancient Greece, early Christianity, the Italian Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment, and other periods Covers the original and lasting insights of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin, physicist Albert Einstein, philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Discusses the significance of time in the writings of Isaac Asimov, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Francesco Petrarch, H. G. Wells, and numerous other authors Contains the contributions of naturalists and religionists, including astronomers, cosmologists, physicists, chemists, geologists, paleontologists, anthropologists, psychologists, philosophers, and theologians Includes artists′ portrayals of the fluidity of time, including painter Salvador Dali′s The Persistence of Memory and The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, and writers Gustave Flaubert′s The Temptation of Saint Anthony and Henryk Sienkiewicz′s Quo Vadis Provides a truly interdisciplinary approach, with discussions of Aztec, Buddhist, Christian, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Hindu, Islamic, Navajo, and many other cultures′ conceptions of time Key Themes Biography Biology/Evolution Culture/History Geology/Paleontology Philosophy Physics/Chemistry Psychology/Literature Religion/Theology Theories/Concepts

Eternity S Ennui

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Author : M.B. Pranger
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-10-05

Eternity S Ennui written by M.B. Pranger and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book examines the nature of Augustinian time as the unfathomable yet permanent focus of the present. What are the implications for Augustine’s confessional discourse? How to reconcile the brevity of time’s focus with eternity’s longueur and the rhetoric of digression?

About Time

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Author : Adam Frank
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-09-11

About Time written by Adam Frank and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-11 with Fiction categories.

"The Big Bang is dead and astrophysicist Adam Frank explains how our experience of time will change as a result"--

Human Nature In Its Fourfold State In Several Practical Discourses By Mr Thomas Boston A New Edition Carefully Corrected

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Author : Thomas Boston (the Elder.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1784

Human Nature In Its Fourfold State In Several Practical Discourses By Mr Thomas Boston A New Edition Carefully Corrected written by Thomas Boston (the Elder.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1784 with categories.

Human Nature In Its Fourfold State Of Primitive Intergrity Subsisting In The Parents Of Mankind In Paradise Entire Depravation In The Unregenerate And The Consumate Happiness Or Misery Of All Mankind In The Future State

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Author : Thomas Boston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1820

Human Nature In Its Fourfold State Of Primitive Intergrity Subsisting In The Parents Of Mankind In Paradise Entire Depravation In The Unregenerate And The Consumate Happiness Or Misery Of All Mankind In The Future State written by Thomas Boston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1820 with Man (Christian theology) categories.

Cosmic Origins

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Author : Dr Manmohan Chaturvedi
language : en
Publisher: Manmohan Chaturvedi
Release Date : 2024-11-20

Cosmic Origins written by Dr Manmohan Chaturvedi and has been published by Manmohan Chaturvedi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Since the dawn of consciousness, humanity has grappled with fundamental questions about our existence and the nature of the universe. Where did we come from? How did the cosmos begin? This book, ‘Cosmic Origins: Bridging the Big Bang and Brahman’ aims to explore the common ground between these two perspectives, bridging the perceived gap between scientific empiricism and spiritual intuition. This book is intended for a wide range of thinking readers. The author strives to avoid special terms and to give clear explanations which can be understood by a reader who is non-expert in physics or Vedanta but is ready for serious intellectual work.

Human Nature In Its Four Fold State The Twelfth Edition Carefully Read By The Author S Own Copy Etc

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Author : Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1761

Human Nature In Its Four Fold State The Twelfth Edition Carefully Read By The Author S Own Copy Etc written by Thomas BOSTON (the Elder.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1761 with categories.