Reading The Extent of the Universe | Alexandria
Read The Extent of the Universe by Simon Newcomb. Revolutionizing astronomy, Newcomb's icon challenged Victorian certainty by proving the universe's true vastness exceeded all prior estimates. His mathematical models revealed space was exponentially larger than imagined, shattering the comforting notion of a knowable cosmos. His core insight - that human perception routinely underestimates scale - remains startlingly relevant today.