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  • The Expanding Universe: Astronomy's 'Great Debate', 1900-1931

    The Expanding Universe by Eddington, Arthur;

    Astronomy's 'Great Debate', 1900-1931

    Series: Cambridge Science Classics;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number New ed
    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 29 January 1988

    • ISBN 9780521349765
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages156 pages
    • Size 209x129x11 mm
    • Weight 180 g
    • Language English
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    Long description:

    This classic book, long out of print, investigates the experimental determination of one of the fundamental constants of astrophysics and its significance for astronomy. The equations of general relativity include a constant lambda in their solution. If lambda is non-zero and positive, this represents the existence of a phenomenon of cosmical repulsion. In this book Eddington discussed the implications of this for models of the universe. The book offers a unique sidelight upon the history of ideas and Eddington's artistry. His evident enjoyment of writing and exposition shine through, and astrophysicists and historians of science will find that this reissue throws fascinating light on one of Britain's greatest scientists.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface; Foreword by Sir William McCrea; 1. The recession of the galaxies; 2. Spherical space; 3. Features of the expanding universe; 4. The universe and the atom; Index; Plates.

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