Slide 1 Newton’s Hypothesis The universe is infinite, static and uniform. Proven to be incorrect by Olber’s Paradox. Olber theorised that if this was correct then the…
Slide 1 ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE Astronomers today believe the universe exploded (expanded) outward from a single point. This idea is known as the Big Bang Theory. What evidence…
ASTROPHYSICS UNIVERSE OPTION E - ASTROPHYSICS E4 Cosmology Olber’s Paradox 1 E4 - Cosmology E.4.1 Describe Newton’s model of the universe. Newton assumed an infinite…
ASTROPHYSICS UNIVERSE Olber’s paradox Why isn't the night sky as uniformly bright as the surface of the Sun? If the Universe has infinitely many stars, then it should…
Chapter Twenty-Six Questions of the Day What is the speed of light? How did they measure the speed? What is the theory of special relativity? How does it relate to the distances…