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Vesto Melvin Slipher (Mulberry, 11 novembre 1875 – Flagstaff, 8 novembre 1969) è stato un astronomo statunitense
Vesto Melvin Slipher ( / ˈslaɪfər /; November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer who performed the first measurements of radial velocities for galaxies. He was the first to discover that distant galaxies are redshifted, thus providing the first empirical basis for the expansion of the universe.
9 apr 2024 · Vesto Slipher was an American astronomer whose systematic observations (1912–25) of the extraordinary radial velocities of spiral galaxies provided the first evidence supporting the expanding-universe theory.
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Vesto Slipher. Vesto Melvin Slipher (1875 - 1969) History. This page is motivated by a feeling I have held for some years: that a very large share of the credit for the discovery of the expanding universe is due to Slipher, and yet he tends to take very much second place to Hubble in most accounts.
Slipher discovered and measured the rotations of the spirals. He also made extensive studies of the spectra of the night sky and the aurorae. As director he organized and supervised the successful search for a ninth planet .
On September 17, 1912, Vesto Slipher obtained the first radial velocity of a "spiral nebula" - the Andromeda Galaxy. Using the 24-inch telescope at Lowell Observatory, he followed up with more Doppler shifts, and wrote a series of papers establishing that large velocities, usually in recession, are a general property of the spiral nebulae.
A tribute to the pioneer astrophysicist who discovered the red shifts of spiral nebulae and contributed to the theory of an expanding universe. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and personality from his colleague and friend at Lowell Observatory.
