Description |
1 online resource (272 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
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Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-264) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Some early ideas on decay and creation -- Thermodynamics and the heat death -- The entropic creation argument -- Concepts of the universe -- Post-1920 developments -- Shadows from the past. |
Summary |
Entropic Creation is the first book to consider the cultural and religious responses to the second law of thermodynamics, and the theory proposed by certain Christian scholars during the period 1860 to 1920 that the entropic creation argument is proof of a divine creation of the world. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Cosmology -- Religious aspects -- History.
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Cosmology. |
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History. |
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Cosmology -- Philosophy -- History.
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Cosmology -- Philosophy. |
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Cosmology -- History -- 19th century.
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Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Cosmology -- History -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Entropy -- Religious aspects.
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Entropy. |
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Entropy -- Philosophy.
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Entropy -- Philosophy. |
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Second law of thermodynamics.
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Second law of thermodynamics. |
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Creationism.
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Creationism. |
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Religion and science.
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Religion and science. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Kragh, Helge, 1944- Entropic creation. Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008 (DLC) 2007038440 |
ISBN |
9780754682561 (electronic book) |
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0754682560 (electronic book) |
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9780754664147 (alkaline paper) |
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0754664147 (alkaline paper) |
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