Prior to Detailed Studies of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Age

question 68

Essay

Prior to detailed studies of the cosmic microwave background, the age of the universe was poorly known.The age of the universe was thought to be around 16 billion years.If the universe were 16 billion years old, what would be the value of the Hubble constant, assuming constant expansion? Note that 1 Mpc = 3.086 * 10¹⁹ km and 1 year= 3.154 *10⁷ s.

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