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Author

Kragh, Helge, 1944-

Title Entropic creation [electronic resource] : religious contexts of thermodynamics and cosmology / Helge S. Kragh.

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Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	272 p.
Series	Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
	Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Cosmology -- Religious aspects -- History.
	Cosmology -- Philosophy -- History.
	Cosmology -- History -- 19th century.
	Cosmology -- History -- 20th century.
	Entropy -- Religious aspects.
	Entropy -- Philosophy.
	Second law of thermodynamics.
	Creationism.
	Religion and science.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780754664147 (alk. paper)
	0754664147 (alk. paper)