However, most scientists throughout the 19th century and into the first decades of the 20th century presumed that the universe itself was Steady State and eternal, with maybe stars coming and going but no changes occurring at the largest scale known at the time.
Napriek tomu väčšina vedcov počas 19. a prvých desaťročí 20. storočia predpokladalo, že vesmír je v ustálenom stave a večný, s možnými zmenami hviezd, ale bez zmien v najväčšej mierke.