The Milky Way Galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890 1924
Erich Robert Paul
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The Milky Way Galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890 1924

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Paul describes the rise of statistical cosmology and how it has set the stage for many of the most significant developments we associate with twentieth-century astronomy.Between the years 1890 and 1924, the dominant view of the universe suggested a cosmology largely foreign to contemporary ideas. First, astronomers believed they had confirmed that the sun was roughly in the centre of our star system, the Milky Way galaxy. Second, considerable evidence indicated that the size of the galaxy was only about one-third the value now accepted by today's astronomers. Third, it was thought that interst...