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Cosmic Roots traces the five-thousand-year conflict between science and religion — and how it has shaped our modern secular worldview. Told with rare clarity and striking insight, this fascinating and thought-provoking book focuses on the history of cosmology and its sister science astronomy. For it was discoveries within these great disciplines which first led to the conflict between science and religion. The story begins with the cosmological beliefs of the ancients — from the flat Earth models of the Sumerians and Hebrews to the Greek notion of the orbits of planets as divine circles. Topics progress from Aristotle and Ptolemy's integrated planetary models to the Sun-centered cosmologies of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and the great Isaac Newton. Their combined scientific achievements stand as testimony to the power and imagination of the human mind. This meticulously researched narrative also traces the roots of Western religion, based on historical events and archeological evidence. It takes us on a captivating journey through Western religious history — from ancient paganism to the ethical monotheism of the Hebrews, Christians, and Moslems. Along the way, we follow the rise and fall of civilizations, of empires, cycles of war and peace, unification and division. The book concludes with how Darwin came up with his theory of evolution and the impact of modern physics on religious beliefs. The cumulative effect of the scientific discoveries presented in Cosmic Roots has, for better or for worse, led to the separation of science and religion we see in Western culture today. Podcast with The Grok Science Show: Groks Science Radio Show and Podcast: Cosmic Roots — Groks Science Show 2022–12–21 on Apple Podcasts Sample Chapter(s) Introduction Chapter 1: THE SAG-GIGA Supplementary Material(s) Backmatter (6MB) Contents: Gods and the One God: The Sag-giga From Priests to Kings In the Beginning One Nation Under God Lovers of Wisdom: The Greeks The Great Natural Philosopher The City of the Mind The Great Astronomer Fall and Rise: Zeus Versus YHWY Found and Lost He Has Risen Jerusalem in Flames The Thirteenth Apostle The Blossoming The Age of Martyrs By Their Conquer Rebirth: The Prophet The Medieval Universe The Reluctant Revolutionary The Observer The Visionary The Michelangelo of Science The Two Chief World Systems Enlightenment: The Great One The Heavens and the Earth Reason Two Giants Life: Reluctant Revolutionary Redux The Origin of Species The Law of Evolution The Secular Universe Readership: Anyone who is interested in the history of science and religion, as well as the development of astronomy, cosmology, and evolution.

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"It is strongly biased towards the author's speciality of galaxy morphology, and particularly to bars and rings. To be fair, these are often given fairly short shrift in other textbooks, so this is a useful source of detail on such topics from an expert. In addition, references to original technical papers are given throughout which makes the book a handy introduction to the literature (which students may well find useful)." The Observatory Magazine The main goal of the book is to introduce the reader to the world of spiral galaxies, how spirals were discovered, what they represent from a physical point of view, and what people have learned about the universe and the nature of galaxies in general from the study of spirals. Topics include early discoveries of nebulae, the island universe concept, the structure of spirals as seen both visually with telescopes and in images obtained with different filters, the role of spirals in the discovery of interstellar dust and dark matter, the different kinds of spiral galaxies and the importance of bars and rings, how different non-spiral galaxy types such as elliptical galaxies and S0 galaxies connect to spirals, and how spirals have contributed to our understanding of star formation and evolution, galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmological distance scale, and the universal expansion. The Milky Way as a spiral galaxy is also discussed. The book is profusely illustrated and not only a discourse on the spirals, but is also a personal reminiscence based on the author's studies of spiral galaxies over the past 45 years.