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Autor/in | Wali, Kameshwar C. |
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Titel | Chandrasekhar vs. Eddington - An Unanticipated Confrontation. |
Quelle | In: Physics Today, 35 (1982) 10, S.33-40 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Astronomy; College Science; Higher Education; Physics; Quantum Mechanics; Relativity; Science Education; Science History; Scientific Enterprise; Scientific Research; Scientists |
Abstract | In the 1930s, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar found a fundamental parameter that determines the density of stars. Although recognized as a major discovery, it was generally unaccepted by astronomers because the work was ridiculed by a preeminent astronomer (Arthur Eddington). The controversy and current understanding of stellar evolution are discussed. (Author/JN) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |