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| Paper: |
The Varieties of Universal Expansion: Eddington and
the Complexities of Early Cosmology |
| Volume: |
471, Origins of the Expanding Universe: 1912-1932 |
| Page: |
39 |
| Authors: |
Stanley, M. |
| Abstract: |
A.S. Eddington was one of the handful of astronomers
conversant with the many observational and theoretical factors at play in
early 20th-century cosmology. Early relativistic cosmology touched on
deep issues in several fields, and these diverse disciplinary requirements
gave rise to a great deal of confusion about precisely what “expansion”
meant and what implications that had for the construction of cosmological
models. Eddington's efforts to resolve these difficulties help show the
profound technical, conceptual, and philosophical difficulties that attended
early ideas regarding an expanding universe. |
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