The Copernicus Complex: The Quest for Our Cosmic (In)Significance - Softcover

Scharf, Caleb

 
9780141974934: The Copernicus Complex: The Quest for Our Cosmic (In)Significance
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0141974931 ISBN 13: 9780141974934
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd, 2015

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A thrilling journey through the recent discoveries in astronomy that point to our cosmic significance

In The Copernicus Complex the renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us on a cosmic adventure like no other asserting that the age-old Copernican principle is in need of updating. When Copernicus proposed that the Earth was not the fixed point at the center of the known universe (and therefore we are not unique) he set in motion a colossal scientific juggernaut forever changing our vision of nature. But the principle Scharf argues has never been entirely true-we do live at a particular time in a particular location under particular circumstances. By bringing together the latest discoveries in cutting-edge astronomy Scharf shows how many aspects of our cosmic home are genuinely unique and reveals what it means for our quest to determine whether we are alone in the universe.

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Caleb Scharf is the director of Columbia University's Astrobiology Center. He has written for New Scientist, Science and Nature, and his Life, Unbounded blog was named one of the 'hottest science blogs' by The Guardian. He was born in England, and now lives in New York City.

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In The Copernicus Complex, the renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us on a cosmic adventure like no other, asserting that the age-old Copernican principle is in need of updating. When Copernicus proposed that the Earth was not the fixed point at the center of the known universe (and therefore we are not unique), he set in motion a colossal scientific juggernaut, forever changing our vision of nature. But the principle, Scharf argues, has never been entirely true-we do live at a particular time, in a particular location, under particular circumstances. By bringing together the latest discoveries in cutting-edge astronomy, Scharf shows how many aspects of our cosmic home are genuinely unique, and reveals what it means for our quest to determine whether we are alone in the universe.

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In The Copernicus Complex, the renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us on a cosmic adventure like no other, asserting that the age-old Copernican principle is in need of updating. When Copernicus proposed that the Earth was not the fixed point at the center of the known universe (and therefore we are not unique), he set in motion a colossal scientific juggernaut, forever changing our vision of nature. But the principle, Scharf argues, has never been entirely true-we do live at a particular time, in a particular location, under particular circumstances. By bringing together the latest discoveries in cutting-edge astronomy, Scharf shows how many aspects of our cosmic home are genuinely unique, and reveals what it means for our quest to determine whether we are alone in the universe.

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Verlag
Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0141974931
ISBN 13 
9780141974934
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Anzahl der Seiten
290
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