The Mysterious Universe /
James Jeans.
- Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1930. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
- 1 online resource (160 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Cambridge library collection. Physical Sciences .
- Cambridge library collection. Physical Sciences. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Originating from the Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in November 1930, this book is based upon the conviction that the teachings and findings of astronomy and physical science are destined to produce an immense change on our outlook on the universe as a whole, and on views about the significance of human life. The author contends that the questions at issue are ultimately one for philosophical discussion, but that before philosophers can speak, science should present ascertained facts and provisional hypotheses. The book is therefore written with these thoughts in mind while broadly presenting the fundamental physical ideas and findings relevant for a wider philosophical inquiry.