A one galaxy universe, the discovery of galaxies and the shift to modern approaches to the cosmos
Astronomers in the late nineteenth century and at the very start of the twentieth century were very little interested in the broader universe, its history and what lay beyond our galactic system as well as what is sometimes termed the thermodynamic cosmos. Some were very concerned with the structure...
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I10-R341-article-394652023-11-09T22:42:09Z A one galaxy universe, the discovery of galaxies and the shift to modern approaches to the cosmos Un universo de una galaxia, el descubrimiento de las galaxias y el cambio a los enfoques modernos del cosmos Smith, Robert W. Polzella, Silvia astronomos del siglo XIX universo infinito cosmos hipótesis nebular Nineteenth century astronomers infinite universe cosmos nebular hypothesis Astronomers in the late nineteenth century and at the very start of the twentieth century were very little interested in the broader universe, its history and what lay beyond our galactic system as well as what is sometimes termed the thermodynamic cosmos. Some were very concerned with the structure of our own stellar system, but astronomers played next to no part in debates at the end of the nineteenth century about the wider nature of the cosmos. The infinite universe beyond our stellar system was territory professional astronomers were more than were happy to leave to mathematicians, physicists, philosophers, and some popularizers. In this paper I will examine these attitudes and why and how they changed. I will then discuss the discovery of galaxies, which will be the focus of the final section of the paper. Originally published as: Smith, R. W. (2015). A One Galaxy Universe, the Discovery of Galaxies and the Shift to Modern Approaches to the Cosmos. En K. Freeman, B. Elmegreen, D. Block, & M. Woolway (Eds.), Lessons from the Local Group (pp. 401-411). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10614-4_33 Los astrónomos de finales del siglo diecinueve y principios del veinte estaban muy poco interesados en el universo en general, en su historia y en lo que había más allá de nuestro sistema galáctico, así como en lo que a veces se denomina cosmos termodinámico. Algunos estaban muy preocupados por la estructura de nuestro propio sistema galáctico, pero los astrónomos no desempeñaban prácticamente ningún papel en los debates de finales del siglo diecinueve sobre la naturaleza más amplia del cosmos. El universo infinito más allá de nuestro sistema estelar era un territorio que los astrónomos profesionales estaban más que contentos de dejar a los matemáticos, físicos, filósofos y algunos divulgadores. En este artículo examinaré estas actitudes y por qué y cómo cambiaron. A continuación, hablaré del descubrimiento de las galaxias, que será el tema central de la última sección del artículo Publicación original: Smith, R. W. (2015). A One Galaxy Universe, the Discovery of Galaxies and the Shift to Modern Approaches to the Cosmos. En K. Freeman, B. Elmegreen, D. Block, & M. Woolway (Eds.), Lessons from the Local Group (pp. 401-411). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10614-4_33 Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2023-11-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/afjor/article/view/39465 10.61377/ehc.39465 Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; 53-65 Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; Vol. 7 Núm. 2 (2023): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; 53-65 Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; v. 7 n. 2 (2023): Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia; 53-65 2525-1198 10.61377/ehc.20237.2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/afjor/article/view/39465/43002 Derechos de autor 2023 Robert W. Smith; Silvia Polzella (Trad.) (Traductor) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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Astronomers in the late nineteenth century and at the very start of the twentieth century were very little interested in the broader universe, its history and what lay beyond our galactic system as well as what is sometimes termed the thermodynamic cosmos. Some were very concerned with the structure of our own stellar system, but astronomers played next to no part in debates at the end of the nineteenth century about the wider nature of the cosmos. The infinite universe beyond our stellar system was territory professional astronomers were more than were happy to leave to mathematicians, physicists, philosophers, and some popularizers. In this paper I will examine these attitudes and why and how they changed. I will then discuss the discovery of galaxies, which will be the focus of the final section of the paper.
Originally published as: Smith, R. W. (2015). A One Galaxy Universe, the Discovery of Galaxies and the Shift to Modern Approaches to the Cosmos. En K. Freeman, B. Elmegreen, D. Block, & M. Woolway (Eds.), Lessons from the Local Group (pp. 401-411). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10614-4_33 |
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