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A Different Approach to Cosmology: From a Static Universe through the Big Bang towards Reality

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Sir Fred Hoyle and fellow authors, Geoffrey Burbidge and Jayant Narlikar show why the paradigm debates in modern cosmology ended too soon! Their sweeping analysis includes the early static universe concepts, the Einstein, de Sitter, and Friedmann-Lemaitre relativistic models, the controversy of the classic Steady-State vs. the Big Bang, and the contemporary Big Bang paradigm. As participants, they discuss the controversies over interpretation of the Hubble velocity-distance relation, light element origins, the radio sources and their fabled distributions, the quasars, the cosmic microwave background, and large-scale matter distribution.

They summarize the accumulating evidences for intrinsic-peculiar redshifts, and ejection of compact X-ray and optical sources from active galactic nuclei. The Big Bang is found wanting both in theoretical assumption and observationally. Building on their Quasi-Steady-State cosmology, the authors propose that both observation and scale-invariant gravitational equations require us to consider an ongoing-episodic creation of matter within the universe. . . .

Don't let prevailing theory (or episodic mathematical equations) keep you from reading this important book!

A rare and well balanced scientific discussion of the relative merits of the new Quasi Steady State versus Big Bang concept of the Universe. This book gives the reader a feel for the basis of our understanding of the Universe. A feeling for the vast uncertainties concerning our interpretation of distant objects, such as Quasars.

Please note: This book is for serious students of cosmology. The authors presume the reader has an understanding of general relativity.

First, Ignore the 1-star review. That reviewer does not know what this book is about & probably never read it. The other reviews are by people who did read it, thoughtfully. Any person interested in cosmology & in how science should be done will find this book clear & gripping. It does use the equations of (e. g.) Relativity in reasoning about the Universe, but always with clear verbal treatment, too. I have no training in mathematical physics, but gained insight into how formulas & equations are used in cosmology by scanning thru their presentation! Above all, this book provides a fine critical account of cosmological studies from the early 20th C. to its end, with emphasis on where good scientific practice has or has not been used. The problems they find have only worsened & spread in the 10 years since the book was written, which makes it's content even more essential. Finally, all 3 authors are tops in astronomy & are excellent writers. I hope the paperback edition will be reprinted at a nice low price so anyone can own a copy of this important book.

Having read what the other gentlements said about the book. I have not much to say. It pretty much gives a better cosmological model for our Universe than the standart model for it brings commum sense and simple logic back to the field. However, I would like to comment a sentence wrote by the Scientific American editors:

"Seemingly plausible ideas can have subtle flaws, and it takes a collective effort of problem solving to find them out."

I wonder that what is going on with mainstream Science nowadays is even worse than I thought. It look likes they assume that standart models can NOT possible be wrong and that any other models MUST fail in order to keep the standart one.

Plausible ideas are the BEST ideas in Science. Of course it still can have flaws, but as they pointed out, the flaws are often subtle. But in the illogical and nonsensical big-bang model, the flaws are OBVIOUS. Also, if you read this book or "Seeing Red" by Alton Harp or "Dark Matter, missing planets and new comets" by Tom V. Flandern, you will find out (in spite of what the Scientific American are trying to tell you) that in fact the standart model IS durty.

I strongly recommend this book because I have found a logical truth and I'd like you find it by yourself as well: The Universe is infinity in space and time and the so-called Big-Bang actually NEVER happened.

This book contains research knowledge about matter creation in the universe. Compelling read. Would be very practical as an e-book.

Earth to cultists: Hoyle's steady-state theory was discredited forty years ago. Give it up already.