Who said it, made the discovery that the whole universe is expanding
2007-09-13 14:32:47 · 11 answers · asked by Irene S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Einstein's equations said the universe is expanding but he wouldn't accept it so he put in a "fudge factor" constant to make it stand still. The cosmological redshift the galaxies display was observed by Vesto Slifer in 1911, but he did not realize the “spiral nebulae” were actually other galaxies.
In 1926 Edwin Hubble finds that galaxies are moving apart at a rate proportional to their distances from earth, confirming the model of a uniformly expanding universe.
2007-09-13 14:40:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Edwin Hubble
2007-09-13 16:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edwin Hubble.
2007-09-13 14:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The astronomer Edwin Hubble, for whom the Hubble telescope is named.
2007-09-13 16:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hubble.
2007-09-17 07:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein
2007-09-13 14:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by Hang 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it was Hubble. (Don't know first name. Could be Edward.)
He observed that the lightwaves of galaxies were bent in such a way that proved they were moving away from us.
2007-09-13 14:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by You Had Me At HellNo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that was Timothy Leary
at the end of a Grateful Dead party in California !!
Around -- like -- 1967 --- wow, man, has it been THAT long ? !!
2007-09-13 14:41:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeanie Craig. She says EVERYTHING is expanding.
2007-09-13 14:43:50 · answer #9 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hubble ?
2007-09-13 14:36:50 · answer #10 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋