Dismantling Hubble's Legacy?
History and Philosophy of Physics
2013-01-31 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
Edwin Hubble is famous for a number of discoveries that are well known to amateur and professional astronomers, students and the general public. The origins of these discoveries are examined and it is demonstrated that, in each case, a great deal of supporting evidence was already in place. In some cases the discoveries had either already been made, or competing versions were not adopted for complex scientific and sociological reasons.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1301.7294,
title = {Dismantling Hubble's Legacy?},
author = {Michael J. Way},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.7294},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Refereed contribution to the proceedings of "Origins of the Expanding Universe: 1912-1932", M. J. Way & D. Hunter, eds., ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 471 in press. A meeting held in September 2012 to mark the Centenary of Slipher's first measurement of the radial velocity of M31