GAMOW, George and Edward Teller, "On the Origin of Great Nebulae", in Physical Review, volume 55, number 7, April 1, 1939, pp 654-657, in the weekly issue of pp 609-671. Original printed wrappers. There's sohe rusting on the binding staples that comes through the front wrapper; also there are two small worn spots (a few millimeters each) that has taken away the word "volume" at the spine cover top. Other than this, A Very Good copy. $250 A precursor to another April 1 paper (the Alpher-Bethe-Gamow work of great fame, 1948).
Abstract: from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory:
- "The formation of condensation due to gravitational instability is discussed in a uniformly expanding space. It is shown that such condensations cannot be formed at the present stage of the development of the universe but could have been formed in the past when all linear dimensions were 600 times smaller. This corresponds to the stage at which, according to astronomical observations, nebulae have been separated from each other. To get the correct dimensions of nebulae it is necessary to accept that the velocities of particles at the moment of separation were about 140 km/sec. which strongly suggests that these particles were stars and not atoms. The type of expansion necessary for the formation of nebulae indicates that space is infinite and unlimitedly expanding."
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