The Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe
Alexander Friedmann, Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, Vesto Slipher, Knut E. Lundmark, Willem de Sitter, Georges H. Lemaître, and Edwin Hubble all contributed to the discovery of the expansion of the universe. If only two persons are to be ranked as the most important ones for the general acceptance of the expan...
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| description | Alexander Friedmann, Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, Vesto Slipher, Knut E. Lundmark, Willem de Sitter, Georges H. Lemaître, and Edwin Hubble all contributed to the discovery of the expansion of the universe. If only two persons are to be ranked as the most important ones for the general acceptance of the expansion of the universe, the historical evidence points at Lemaître and Hubble, and the proper answer to the question, “Who discovered the expansion of the universe?”, is Georges H. Lemaître. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-372498842fb74112af57172efb4912ba2022-12-21T18:47:42ZengMDPI AGGalaxies2075-44342018-12-016413210.3390/galaxies6040132galaxies6040132The Discovery of the Expansion of the UniverseØyvind Grøn0Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, Oslo Metropolitan University, PO Box 4 St. Olavs Plass, NO-0130 Oslo, NorwayAlexander Friedmann, Carl Wilhelm Wirtz, Vesto Slipher, Knut E. Lundmark, Willem de Sitter, Georges H. Lemaître, and Edwin Hubble all contributed to the discovery of the expansion of the universe. If only two persons are to be ranked as the most important ones for the general acceptance of the expansion of the universe, the historical evidence points at Lemaître and Hubble, and the proper answer to the question, “Who discovered the expansion of the universe?”, is Georges H. Lemaître.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/6/4/132cosmology historyexpansion of the universeLemaitreHubble |
| spellingShingle | Øyvind Grøn The Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe Galaxies cosmology history expansion of the universe Lemaitre Hubble |
| title | The Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe |
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| title_short | The Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe |
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