paradox — paradoxical, paradoxal, adj. paradoxically, adv. paradoxicalness, paradoxicality, n. paradoxology, n. /par euh doks /, n. 1. a statement or proposition that seems self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 2. a self… … Universalium
Olbers' paradox — in action In astrophysics and physical cosmology, Olbers paradox is the argument that the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite and eternal static universe. It is one of the pieces of evidence for a non static… … Wikipedia
Olbers' paradox — if stars are uniformly distributed through the sky, their number should counterbalance their faintness and the night sky should be as bright as the day; named for German astronomer H.W.M. Olbers (1758 1840), who propounded it in 1826 … Etymology dictionary
Olbers'sches Paradoxon — Das Olberssche Paradoxon geht auf den deutschen Astronomen Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers zurück, der dieses Problem im Jahre 1826 formulierte, nachdem es bereits von anderen Wissenschaftlern erkannt worden war. Es geht von der Frage aus, warum der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Olbers-Paradoxon — Das Olberssche Paradoxon geht auf den deutschen Astronomen Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers zurück, der dieses Problem im Jahre 1826 formulierte, nachdem es bereits von anderen Wissenschaftlern erkannt worden war. Es geht von der Frage aus, warum der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Olbers' paradox — /ohl beuhrz/, Astron. the paradox that if the universe consisted of an infinite number of stars equally distributed through space, then every line of sight would come from a star and the night sky would glow uniformly, which is observationally… … Universalium
Olbers, Wilhelm — ▪ German astronomer in full Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers born Oct. 11, 1758, Arbergen, near Bremen, Ger. died March 2, 1840, Bremen German astronomer and physician who discovered the asteroids (minor planets) Pallas and Vesta as well as… … Universalium
Olbers (disambiguation) — Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers was a German astronomer, physician and physicist Comet Olbers (disambiguation), several comets Olbers (crater), on the Moon Olbers, a 200 km diameter dark albedo feature on 4 Vesta s surface Olbers paradox,… … Wikipedia
Olbers , Heinrich — (1758–1840) German astronomer Olbers, who was born at Arbegen in Germany, was a physician who practiced medicine at Bremen. He became a good amateur astronomer, and converted part of his house into an observatory. He became interested in… … Scientists
Olbers' paradox — /ohl beuhrz/, Astron. the paradox that if the universe consisted of an infinite number of stars equally distributed through space, then every line of sight would come from a star and the night sky would glow uniformly, which is observationally… … Useful english dictionary
