Olbers’ Paradox is the pair of assertions: that an infinite universe with evenly distributes stars must shine with infinite light; and that our universe, presumed infinite, has dark skies. It has been used as a proof of the finity of the universe.
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Olbers’ Paradox
Posted in cosmology, tagged Boltzmann, Jaki, Kelvin, Obers' Paradox on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A New Science
Posted in cosmology, tagged Bentley, Boltzmann, cosmology, Immanuel Kant, Is There a universe, Isaac Newton, Lambert, Olbers' Paradox on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The new science of cosmology began as it became clear that the planets and stars have the same physics as the earth. Cosmology is the study of the whole thing.