What have we learned from observational cosmology

@article{Hamilton2014WhatHW,
title={What have we learned from observational cosmology},
author={J. Hamilton},
journal={Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics},
year={2014},
volume={46},
pages={70-85}
}
• J. Hamilton
• Published 2014
• Physics
• Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Abstract We review the observational foundations of the Λ CDM model, considered by most cosmologists as the standard model of cosmology. The Cosmological Principle, a key assumption of the model is shown to be verified with increasing accuracy. The fact that the Universe seems to have expanded from a hot and dense past is supported by many independent probes (galaxy redshifts, Cosmic Microwave Background, Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis and reionization). The explosion of detailed observations in the… Expand
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