Jeans’ concluding remark was that the universe seems to be a great thought rather than a machine.I consider “The Mysterious Universe” a must read. There are similar proposals of a universe is based on information, such as John Archibald Wheeler’s “it from bit” proposal. He was one of the main proponents of idealism, which proposes that space, time, matter and energy are mathematical abstractions and that reality is the product of a mathematical universal mind. 4) Cosmic rays consist of photons created from the annihilation of hydrogen atoms (cosmic rays are in fact high-energy particles of matter, mainly protons).Despite such knowledge gaps, which certainly weren’t Jeans’ fault (having been born too early) he was a true intellectual giant in the field of science. 3) The cores of stars generate heat by annihilating atoms of hydrogen and converting their mass directly into energy (nuclear fusion was not yet well understood). 2) The stars are trillions (not billions) of years old, and presently weigh but a small fraction of their original mass. Here are some examples: 1) Helium is comprised of four protons and four electrons (the neutron had not yet been discovered). Some of the statements made by Jeans seem rather quaint in light of 21st century science. That was a time when true geniuses roamed the halls of academia, and James Jeans was one of them. ⭐”The Mysterious Universe” is based on lectures dating back to 1930. What we shall see is how far this agreement went among these figures and how theĭivergent strategies culminated in very similar results regarding knowledge dissemination.Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website: What is interesting is that there was a point when the most diverse philosophers (of science) agreed in contrast of their common enemy, namely, those popularizing scientists that have their reputation and use it to propagate false, or at least misleading views about science, culture, and values. Joad, and Philipp Frank, whose three lines of criticism represent three different forms of philosophy, social engagement, and scientific outlook.
I will discuss three different philosophers, L. Philosophers were highly unimpressed and disturbed by these popular works and various authors declared their disagreement with the physicists’ philosophical books against their own philosophical background. In the early twentieth century, Sir James Jeans and Sir Arthur Eddington presented the most successful endeavors.
Science popularization might take different forms.
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