Scientific Cosmology
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Scientific Cosmology
The study of the universe.
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Big Bang Theory
By Georges Lemaitre and Alexander Friedmann
Expansion from a single point, or singularity.
Evidences - Galaxies moving away, the red-shift, cosmic microwave background, light elements.
Problems - Flatness of the universe, presence of magnetic monopoles, horizon of the universe.
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Steady State Theory
By Thomas Gold, Fred Hoyle, Hermann Bondi
The universe is always expanding with a constant average density. Matter is continuously made, there is no beginning or end.
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Cosmic Inflation Theory
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