THE UNIVERSE AROUND US:
AN INTEGRATIVE VIEW OF SCIENCE AND COSMOLOGY
George Ellis
Mathematics Department
University of Cape Town
Index
Preface
Part 1: ISSUES AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: The big questions
- The aims of this text
Chapter 2: Understanding the Universe
- Attaining scientific understanding
Part 2: THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING
Chapter 3: The Physical World
- Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences
Chapter 4: The Living World
- Microbiology to Ecology
Chapter 5: The Physical Universe
- Astronomy and Cosmology
Chapter 6: Emerging Questions and Uncertainties
- Limits of knowledge in Cosmology
Part 3: HUMANITY AND THE UNIVERSE
Chapter 7: The Congenial Environment
- The Anthropic issue
Chapter 8: Limits of Applicability of Science
- The need for broad approaches to understanding
[Version 2002-07-29].
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