John E. Sandage. May 24, 1937. -- Ordered to be Printed
Title | John E. Sandage. May 24, 1937. -- Ordered to be Printed PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Claims |
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Pages | 4 |
Release | 1937 |
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John E. Sandage. March 18, 1937. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and Ordered to be Printed
Title | John E. Sandage. March 18, 1937. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and Ordered to be Printed PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims |
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Pages | 4 |
Release | 1937 |
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Report
Title | Report PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress Senate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1580 |
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Genre | United States |
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Monthly Catalog, United States Public Documents
Title | Monthly Catalog, United States Public Documents PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1878 |
Release | |
Genre | Government publications |
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Monthly catalog of the United States government publications
Title | Monthly catalog of the United States government publications PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 2102 |
Release | 1938 |
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Unveiling Galaxies
Title | Unveiling Galaxies PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-René Roy |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1108417019 |
A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers' understanding of galaxies through time.
The Discovery of Cosmic Voids
Title | The Discovery of Cosmic Voids PDF eBook |
Author | Laird A. Thompson |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2020-12-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1108858481 |
The large-scale structure of the Universe is dominated by vast voids with galaxies clustered in knots, sheets, and filaments, forming a great 'cosmic web'. In this personal account of the major astronomical developments leading to this discovery, we learn from Laird A. Thompson, a key protagonist, how the first 3D maps of galaxies were created. Using non-mathematical language, he introduces the standard model of cosmology before explaining how and why ideas about cosmic voids evolved, referencing the original maps, reproduced here. His account tells of the competing teams of observers, racing to publish their results, the theorists trying to build or update their models to explain them, and the subsequent large-scale survey efforts that continue to the present day. This is a well-documented account of the birth of a major pillar of modern cosmology, and a useful case study of the trials surrounding how this scientific discovery became accepted.