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Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe

@article{Bergh2011DiscoveryOT,
  title={Discovery of the Expansion of the Universe},
  author={Sidney van den Bergh},
  journal={arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics},
  year={2011}
}
  • S. Bergh
  • Published 2 August 2011
  • Physics
  • arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics
The myth that the expansion of the Universe was discovered by Hubble was first propagated by Humason (1931). The true nature of this discovery turns out to have been both more complex and more interesting. 
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