(1918–84), English astronomer. His demonstration that remote objects appeared to be different from closer ones helped to establish the Big Bang theory of the universe. Nobel Prize for Physics (1974). He was a cousin of the philosopher Gilbert Ryle.
Definition of Ryle, Sir Martin in US English:
Ryle, Sir Martin
proper nounrīlˈraɪl
(1918–84), English astronomer. His demonstration that remote objects appeared to be different from closer ones helped to establish the Big Bang theory of the universe. Nobel Prize for Physics (1974), shared with Antony Hewish (1924–).