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Arthur G. Walker
English mathematician
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history of astronomy
- In astronomy: Development of the big-bang theory
…were obtained by English mathematician Arthur G. Walker, so this metric is called the Robertson-Walker metric. The Robertson-Walker metric and the expansion of the universe (as revealed by the galactic redshifts) were the twin foundations on which much of 20th-century cosmology was constructed.
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