Just received two courteous personal notes from the world’s leading cosmologist – Professor James Peebles of Princeton,<\/a> and England’s Astronomer Royal – Martin Rees at Cambridge University (England).<\/a><\/p>\n I had written to them asking for help in finding a “definitive definition” of “Big Bang<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Professor Peebles<\/a> wrote back — Professor James Peebles of Princeton<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n “Hello David<\/p>\n “The name Big Bang is a very poor choice because it suggests a moment of time — a bang — and maybe also a place — where the bang occurred. Neither is part of the reasonably well tested theory of the evolution of the universe from a hot dense state to what we see around us. But the name has stuck, so I have stopped boycotting it.<\/p>\n “As you see the definition is a mess. The connotation to me is the relativistic theory of the expansion of the universe. <\/p>\n \t“Cheers, Jim<\/p><\/blockquote>\n and when I get permission I will add Professor Rees’ note.<\/p>\n To receive either note is an honor – but to get both . . . oh my.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m thrilled. Just received two courteous personal notes from the world’s leading cosmologist – Professor James Peebles of Princeton, and England’s Astronomer Royal – Martin Rees at Cambridge University (England). I had written to them asking for help in finding … Continue reading
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