The Solution to Olbers' Paradox

Olbers' Paradox asks the question of why the night sky is dark. This odd question leads us to some incredible understandings about the cosmos.

This is the second of the videos in my new series of Cosmology. I'm going through Dr. Barbara Ryden's textbook "Introduction to Cosmology". If you follow along, you'll get a full upper-division undergraduate course in Cosmology. I used this textbook at William Paterson University.

This course will cover the current state of the science of Cosmology. To follow along, it'll be a good idea for you to ge to know your calculus. Here are the topics of this video:

Introductory Cosmology
Chapter 02: Fundamental Observations
Section 01: What is Olbers' paradox?

Some things covered:
Where did it come from?
How is Copernicus involved with this?
Is the Universe infinite in extent?
Is the Universe infinitely old?
Why is Edgar Allan Poe so grumpy?

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