Article ID: CBB352852046

Better Appreciating the Scale of It: Lemaître and de Sitter at the BAAS Centenary (2022)

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In September 1931, a panel discussion was convened at Central Hall Westminster on the subject of the ‘evolution of the universe’ at the centenary meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Center stage was what to do about the evolving universe being younger than the stars, evidently a paradox in the relativistic study of the evolving universe at the time. Here, we discuss two diametrically opposed reactions to the paradox, which were each broadcast at the meeting by Lemaître and de Sitter, respectively. As we argue, that both could be projected to the public as viable reflects an unsettled question at the foundations of the then-nascent discipline: What is the role for considerations of scale in relativistic cosmology?

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Authors & Contributors
Smith, Robert William
Lambert, Dominique
Kragh, Helge S.
Holder, Rodney D.
Stenico, Mauro
Crandall, Heather Stephanie
Concepts
Cosmology
Controversies and disputes
Astronomy
Science and religion
Universe
Evolution
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
Places
England
Netherlands
Europe
Mexico
Chile
Great Britain
Institutions
British Association for the Advancement of Science
Leiden Observatory
Royal Astronomical Society
Oxford University
Mount Wilson Observatory
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