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God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is God and the Astronomers about?
In God and the Astronomers, Dr. Robert Jastrow, world-renowned astrophysicist, describes the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new insights afforded by science into mankind's place in the cosmos. He explains the chain of events that forced astronomers, despite their initial reluctance ("Irritating," said Einstein; "Repugnant," said the great British astronomer Eddington; "I would like to reject it," said MIT physicist Philip Morrison) to accept the validity of the Big Bang and the fact that the universe began in a moment of creation.
Who reads God and the Astronomers?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Robert Jastrow
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1978
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780446973502
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Science, Religion, History
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (13 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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