1927 ⟶ Georges Lemaître Proposes the Big Bang Theory

Georges Lemaître: Theory of the Big Bang
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💡 Einstein's Annus Mirabilis: Special Relativity, Brownian Motion, and Photoelectric Effect

Albert Einstein: theory of special relativity, explanation of Brownian motion, and photoelectric effect⟶
Einstein's Annus Mirabilis: Special Relativity, Brownian Motion, and Photoelectric Effect (1905)
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🔭 Vesto Slipher Observes Redshifts of Spiral Nebulae

Vesto Slipher: galactic redshifts⟶
Vesto Slipher Observes Redshifts of Spiral Nebulae (1912)
AstronomyCosmologyGalaxiesObservational AstronomyExpansion of the UniversePhysics
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⚫ Karl Schwarzschild Calculates the Schwarzschild Radius

Karl Schwarzschild: discovery of the Schwarzschild radius leading to the identification of black holes⟶
Karl Schwarzschild Calculates the Schwarzschild Radius (1915)
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🔭 Eddington's Confirmation of General Relativity

First experimental evidence for the General theory of relativity obtained by Arthur Eddington.⟶
Eddington's Confirmation of General Relativity (1919)
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🌌 Hubble's Confirmation of Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way

Edwin Hubble: the discovery that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies⟶
Hubble's Confirmation of Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way (1924)
AstronomyCosmologyEdwin HubbleGalaxiesMilky WayUniverseObservational AstronomyExpansion of the Universe

⚛️ Georges Lemaître Proposes the Big Bang Theory

Georges Lemaître: Theory of the Big Bang⟶
Georges Lemaître Proposes the Big Bang Theory (1927)
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