Discordance

Jim Baggott

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The Troubled History of the Hubble Constant

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Verlag:: Oxford University Press, 10/2025
Einband:: Gebunden
Sprache:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780192864062
Artikelnummer:: 12183350
Umfang:: 336 Seiten
Erscheinungstermin:: 23.10.2025
Hinweis: Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

Klappentext

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.

Biografie

Jim Baggott graduated in chemistry in 1978 and completed his doctorate at Oxford three years later. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading. He left Reading to pursue a business career, where he first worked with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independant business consultant and trainer. He maintains a broad interest in science, philosophy, and history, and writes on all of these subjects. His previous titles include Beyond Measure (OUP, 2004) and A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005).