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Static Universe Model Abandoned

Abandons his earlier static cosmological model as expanding-universe observations and relativistic cosmology make a dynamical universe the more credible interpretation.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Static Universe Model Abandoned

1931 · Pasadena · United States of America · Astronomy

Abandons his earlier static cosmological model as expanding-universe observations and relativistic cosmology make a dynamical universe the more credible interpretation.

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