š How did the invention of the telescope change our understanding of the universe? In this episode, we take a journey through the evolution of optical astronomy, from Galileoās pioneering lenses to Edwin Hubbleās revolutionary discoveries.
š” Discover how Hubbleās Law confirmed that the universe is expanding, and how the Hubble Space Telescope transformed cosmic observation, capturing breathtaking Deep Field images that revealed thousands of distant galaxies.
š Key topics in this episode:
ā Galileoās first telescopes and their impact on astronomy
ā Newtonās reflector telescope ā an innovation in optical design
ā Edwin Hubbleās groundbreaking research on galaxies and the expanding universe
ā How the Hubble Space Telescope changed astronomy forever
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š References & Further Reading:
Galileo Galilei - Sidereus Nuncius (1610)
Edwin Hubble - A Relation Between Distance and Radial Velocity Among Extra-Galactic Nebulae (1929)
Hubble Deep Field Observations
Jonathan P. Gardner et al. - The James Webb Space Telescope Mission (2023)
ā The Extremely Large Telescopeā
š¶ Jingle from: ā Mubert Renderā
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