The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe

The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
ISBN-10
0061856541
ISBN-13
9780061856549
Category
Science
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2009-10-13
Publisher
Harper Collins
Author
Timothy Ferris

Description

For centuries, it was assumed that our universe was static. In the late 1920s, astronomers defeated this assumption with a startling new discovery. From Earth, the light of distant galaxies appeared to be red, meaning that those galaxies were receding from us. This led to the revolutionary realization that the universe is expanding. The Red Limit is the tale of this discovery, its ramifications, and the passionately competitive astronomers who charted the past, present, and future of the cosmos.

Other editions

Similar books