Masks of the Universe civilization There is no dust jacket

There is no dust jacket

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Binding is in good shape

Year:  1970

The rest of the pages and binding are good shape

Masks of the Universe civilization There is no dust jacketThis intellectual survey explores the historical evolution of how humanity conceptualizes the cosmos, analyzing how different civilizations have systematically designed "masks"or modelsto make sense of the infinite universe. Written by a prominent astrophysicist, the text argues that every historical worldview, from the magical and mythic perspectives of ancient cultures to the mechanistic and geometric systems of Newton and Einstein, is a culturally