1927 ⟶ Georges Lemaître: Big Bang
Georges Lemaître: Big Bang
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🌌 Friedmann proposes expanding universe
Alexander Friedmann proposes expanding universe⟶
Expanding UniverseFriedmannCosmologyGeneral RelativityBig Bang20th Century Physics
Soviet Union📐 Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric cosmological model
37 – Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric cosmological model⟶
FLRW metricCosmologyGeneral RelativityFriedmannLemaîtreRobertsonWalker20th Century Physics
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Belgium💥 Georges Lemaître: Big Bang
CosmologyBig Bang TheoryGeorges LemaîtreExpanding UniverseEarly Universe20th Century CosmologyGeneral Relativity
Belgium🌌 Edwin Hubble's Discovery of the Expanding Universe and Georges Lemaître's Big Bang Suggestion
Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding and that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us. Two years later, Georges Lemaître suggests that the expansion can be traced to an initial "Big Bang".⟶
AstronomyCosmologyExpanding UniverseHubble's LawBig Bang TheoryEdwin HubbleGeorges Lemaître20th CenturyAstrophysics
United StatesBelgium🌌 Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite Maps Big Bang Radiation
The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite produces a detailed map of the background radiation remaining from the Big Bang. The map shows "ripples", caused by slight variations in the density of the early universe – the seeds of galaxies and galaxy clusters.⟶
CosmologyBig BangCosmic Microwave BackgroundAstronomyEarly UniverseSatelliteGalaxy FormationCosmic Background Explorer
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