Hi Philip. I see that you are the author. I’m glad to be able to chat with you directly.
“Astronomer Fred Hoyle first coined the phrase “big bang” as a term of ridicule for LeMaitres’ proposal. But after Hubble’s observation, no one was laughing.”
This is awkwardly written. It makes it seem that Hoyle made his Big Bang joke after LeMaitre’ proposal (1916) but before Hubble’s observation which you state as 1918.
Hoyle was born in 1915 and his Big Bang “ridicule” would therefore be decades after Hubble’s observation.
In other words Hoyle indeed was laughing well after Hubble’s observation.
Hi Philip. I see that you are the author. I’m glad to be able to chat with you directly.
Believe it or not, this was the heavily edited version. The original clocked in at 3,200 words...I managed to trim it down by a thousand or so (my usual blogs are at around 1,500). I think my subject for this week was more complicated than I anticipated. :)
This is awkwardly written. It makes it seem that Hoyle made his Big Bang joke after LeMaitre’ proposal (1916) but before Hubble’s observation which you state as 1918.
I think I got my dates wrong, too. Double-checking, it looks like the whole LeMaitres-Hubble thing didn't happen until the mid-20s. Well, that's what happens when you're really worked up about a topic.