Georges Lamaître

Belgian astronomer

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Georges Lemaître was a Belgian astronomer and priest who formulated the modern big-bang theory. He proposed that the universe began as a single, primeval "super-atom" that exploded and has been expanding ever since. Lemaître's theory, developed within the framework of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, explained the observed recession of galaxies. This concept, initially met with skepticism and even derision by some, has become the leading theory in cosmology. Lemaître also conducted research on cosmic rays and the three-body problem.12345

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In 1927 the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître formulated the hypothesis that the present high degree of differentiation of matter in space and the complexity of forms displayed by the various astronomical objects must have resulted from a violent explosion and subsequent dispersal of an originally highly compressed homogeneous material, a…
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In 1927 the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître formulated the hypothesis that the present high degree of differentiation of matter in space and the complexity of forms displayed by the various astronomical objects must have resulted from a violent explosion and subsequent dispersal of an originally highly compressed homogeneous material, a…
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