Discordance: The Troubled History of the Hubble Constant

Author/Contributor(s):	Baggott, Jim
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	01/22/2026
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

The speed of the expansion of the universe is governed by the Hubble constant. Discordance tells of its troubled 100-year history, from tentative steps to measure the distances of nearby stars to orbiting telescopes peering into the far reaches of space. But recent results hint at more trouble ahead: the 'Hubble tension'. The story is not over yet.