de Swart, Jaco (2019) Closing in on the Cosmos: Cosmology's Rebirth and the Rise of the Dark Matter Problem. [Preprint]

Preview

Text (A chapter to be published in the upcoming "Einstein Studies" volume edited by A. Blum, R. Lalli and J. Renn.) deSwart2019_ClosinginontheCosmos.pdf - Submitted Version Download (166kB) | Preview

Abstract

Influenced by the renaissance of general relativity that came to pass in the 1950s, the character of cosmology fundamentally changed in the 1960s as it became a well-established empirical science. Although observations went to dominate its practice, extra-theoretical beliefs and principles reminiscent of methodological debates in the 1950s kept playing an important tacit role in cosmological considerations. Specifically, belief in cosmologies that modeled a "closed universe" based on Machian insights remained influential. The rise of the dark matter problem in the early 1970s serves to illustrate this hybrid methodological character of cosmological science.

---

Export/Citation:

EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL

Social Networking:

Share |

---

Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID de Swart, Jaco j.g.deswart@uva.nl 0000-0002-2545-0409
Additional Information:	A chapter to be published in the upcoming "Einstein Studies" volume edited by A. Blum, R. Lalli and J. Renn.
Keywords:	dark matter, cosmology, history of cosmology, philosophy of cosmology, methodology, pluralism, Mach
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics
Depositing User:	J.G. de Swart
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2019 14:59
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2019 14:59
Item ID:	15821
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	14 March 2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15821

Available Versions of this Item

• Closing in on the Cosmos: Cosmology's Rebirth and the Rise of the Dark Matter Problem. (deposited 15 Mar 2019 14:59) [Currently Displayed]
  • Closing in on the Cosmos: Cosmology's Rebirth and the Rise of the Dark Matter Problem. (deposited 22 Nov 2020 04:08)

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item