Harry Nussbaumer (Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Lydia Bieri (Massachusetts Harvard University)

Discovering the Expanding Universe

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Produktbeschreibung

The discovery of the expanding universe is one of the most exciting exploits in astronomy. This book explores its development from Einstein, through to Lemaître, Hubble and Humason. It is of interest to scientists, students, and all those interested in the history of astronomy and cosmology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 638g
• ISBN-13: 9780521514842
• ISBN-10: 0521514843
• Artikelnr.: 26096455

Autorenporträt

Harry Nussbaumer is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zurich.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Cosmological concepts at the end of the Middle Ages
3. Nebulae as a new astronomical phenomenon
4. On the construction of the Heavens
5. Island universes turn into astronomical facts: a universe of galaxies
6. The early cosmology of Einstein and de Sitter
7. The dynamical universe of Friedmann
8. Redshifts: how to reconcile Slipher and de Sitter?
9. Lemaître discovers the expanding universe
10. Hubble's contribution of 1929
11. The breakthrough for the expanding universe
12. Hubble's anger about de Sitter
13. Robertson and Tolman join the game
14. The Einstein-de Sitter universe
15. Are Sun and Earth older than the universe?
16. In search of alternative tracks
17. The seed for the Big Bang
18. Summary and postscript
Appendix
References
Index.