Mapping the Heavens

Michael Connolly
Nov 2
1 min read

Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos, by Priyamvada Natarajan, Yale University Press, 2016.

Observation Not Theory

A detailed history of cosmology during the 20th century. The emphasis is on observational astronomy rather than theory.

Individuals who deserve to be better known:

Fritz Zwicky
Walter Baade
George Smoot
Kent Ford
Veera Rubin
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
John Mather

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