Discordance : the troubled history of the Hubble constant /

The speed of the expansion of the universe is governed by the Hubble constant. 'Discordance' tells of its troubled 100-year history, from tentative steps to measure the distances of nearby stars to orbiting telescopes peering into the far reaches of space. But recent results hint at more t...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Baggott, J. E.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Zusammenfassung:
The speed of the expansion of the universe is governed by the Hubble constant. 'Discordance' tells of its troubled 100-year history, from tentative steps to measure the distances of nearby stars to orbiting telescopes peering into the far reaches of space. But recent results hint at more trouble ahead: the 'Hubble tension'. The story is not over yet.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-195464-0
Schlagworte:
Expanding universe > History > Popular works.
Popular Science and Nature.
Astronomy, space & time.
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