Gravitational Lensing
Baade discusses possible astronomical consequences of gravitational lensing with Zwicky
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Walter Baade Biography and Timeline
Follow Walter Baade through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
Walter Baade, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1934–1956Years on this page
1934
1954
Distance Scale
Baade distinguishes stellar populations and revises Cepheid distances used in estimates of cosmic expansion
1956
Distance Scale
Baades corrections help make the cosmic expansion rate more realistic for Big Bang timescales
Records, sources and methodology
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