The discovery of the expanding universe is one of the most exciting
exploits in astronomy. This book explores its history, from the
beginnings of modern cosmology with Einstein in 1917, through
Lemaitre's discovery of the expanding universe in 1927 and his
suggestion of a Big Bang origin, to Hubble's contribution of 1929
and the subsequent years when Hubble and Humason provided the
essential observations for further developing modern cosmology, and
finally to Einstein's conversion to the expanding universe in 1931.
As a prelude the book traces the evolution of some of the notions
of modern cosmology from the late Middle Ages up to the final
acceptance of the concept of galaxies in 1925. Written in
non-technical language, with a mathematical appendix, the book will
appeal to scientists, students, and anyone interested in the
history of astronomy and cosmology.
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