Richard Clark wrote:

On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 23:01:27 -0500, (Richard
Harrison) wrote:


Richard Clark wrote:
"This paradox (differing light intensities in various directions) was
solved by?"

There may be a time shortage too as Einstein has shown time slows as a
thing moves faster.


A close and suggestive answer.

Hi All,

Well, it is notable that no "astronomer" got this one right ;-)

I will 'fess up in that it was a trick question because it contained a
ringer (one that three out of three sprung for).

However two out of three got the extra credit question (Olber's
Paradox). No doubt second tier, and to date silent, observers may
chime in with "authority." ;-)

No, Hubble may have described an answer that satisfies the paradox,
however the FIRST (1848) and ACCURATE response to this issue was
written by Edgar Allen Poe in "Eureka!" what he calls a prose poem
dedicated to Alexander von Humboldt:
"Were the succession of stars endless, then the background of the
sky would present us an uniform luminosity, like that displayed by
the Galaxy -- since there could be absolutely no point, in all
that background, at which would not exist a star."

Awesome, Richard! Can this monograph be found online?

- Mike KB3EIA -

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 18:22:17 -0400, Mike Coslo
wrote:

Awesome, Richard! Can this monograph be found online?

Hi Mike,

After some rummaging:
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/poe/eureka.html

73's and enjoy,
Richard Clark, KB7QHC