Hilton Ratcliffe

The Virtue of Heresy: Confessions of a Dissident Astronomer, Second Edition, Revised and Updated Hilton Ratcliffe

This is the book that fomented a revolution, and split the world of science in two! It is required reading for any student of physical science, history, philosophy, or sociology.
The Virtue of Heresy - Confessions of a Dissident  Astronomer is a  narrative account of the 30-year   struggle by the author to put the  "physical" back  into "physics".  With sporadic assistance from a fictional alter-ego character named Haquar, the author traces the history of astronomy and physics to the point of their confluence with meta-mathematics. From there on, the  fundamental  hypotheses of cosmology, and indeed of  physical science generally,  became increasingly  detached from observed reality and  more like psychedelic mind games than works of  empirical science. Hilton  Ratcliffe guilelessly  confronts  these issues  head-on, spicing the tale  with humour and fascinating anecdotes  of his association with  some of the finest scientific minds of our era. His passion for true science and child-like awe at the wonders of the Universe are infused in every line. A classic.