Questions for Cantor and Hubble

Let us consider only the discoveries of Cantor and Hubble for today. Both men significantly contributed to expanding the boundaries of Mankind’s understanding of the Universe. Cantor defined infinity as a mathematical entity in the 1890s. Hubble proved through astronomical observation that the Universe was considerably larger than the galactic womb of the Milky Way. The full essays are at www.jacob2012.com/essays/hubble and www.jacob2012.com/essays/cantor.

Cantor provided the definitions of countable and uncountable infinities. Cantor’s work on infinity was only a mathematical exercise before Hubble. Why? Before Hubble published his findings regarding the true size of the Universe in 1923, the heavens consisted of the Sun, Moon, the planets from Mercury to Saturn, and the Milky Way Galaxy which included all of the fixed stars and fuzzy nebulae. But Hubble’s work destroyed the ancient notion of the heavens by pushing the boundary of the known Universe out to the edge of Infinity. Since then, other astronomers have shown that the Universe is approximately 14 billions light years across.

Is space infinite? Scientists tell us that the Universe is expanding and that space-time has expanded along with the Universe. But is the Universe embedded in an infinite space? If space is not infinite, then prove there is nothing beyond the edge of the Universe. Ah, now that’s a question for only the heartiest of explorers to ponder.