The Milky Way Galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890-1924

Drawing on previously neglected archival material, Paul describes the rise of this statistical cosmology in light of developments in nineteenth-century astronomy and explains how this cosmology set the stage for many of the most significant developments we associate with twentieth-century astronomy. Statistical astronomy was the crucial link that provided much of modern astronomical science with its foundation.Erich Robert Paul is the author of 'The Milky Way Galaxy and Statistical Cosmology, 1890-1924', published 1993 under ISBN 9780521353632 and ISBN 0521353637.