The Expanding Universe
Book description
In the years between 1900 and 1931 astronomers witnessed three startling changes in their view of the Universe. First, the accepted value of the size of the star system, which increased by a factor of ten; secondly, evidence forced the acceptance of the fact that there are other star systems…
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Thanks to spectrum analysis, the development of improved photographic capabilities, and the construction of powerful new mountaintop telescopes, early 20th century astronomers were able to ask and seek answers to an entirely new range of intriguing questions about the nature and structure of the celestial realm. But the inability to resolve all nebulae into stars left them with a nagging mystery to untangle: are these luminous clouds relatively nearby embryonic solar systems, or extremely distant aggregates of countless stars?
In The Expanding Universe, author Robert Smith ably transforms archival material into a lively narrative of the dramatic twists and…
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